Rotten
Promises a road movie of blissful comic romance and delivers a series of dramatic dead ends.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The Mexican
Love with the safety off.
2001 · 2h 3m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Directed by
Gore Verbinski
Overview
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
Director and cast
- Gore Verbinski Director
- Brad Pitt as Jerry Welbach
- Julia Roberts as Samantha Barzel
- James Gandolfini as Winston Baldry
- J.K. Simmons as Ted Slocum
- Gene Hackman as Arnold Margolese
- Bob Balaban as Bernie Nayman
- Michael Cerveris as Frank
- Richard Coca as Car Thief #1
- David Krumholtz as Beck
- Castulo Guerra as Joe the Pawnshop Owner
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
54%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Two word review: El Paso.
Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
Rotten
Intermittently appealing, fundamentally dysfunctional.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Rotten
At no point do Jerry and Samantha seem romantically connected at all.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
This is not your typical star vehicle.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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