Mexican, The (US)
Love with the safety off
Certificate: R
Running Time: 123 mins
Retail Price: $26.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Together for the first time, superstars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts take a hilarious, action-packed tour south of the border with James Gandolfini (The Sopranos) in what People Magazine calls "a quirky romantic comedy with plenty of gunplay and intrigue."
Before reckless Jerry can make amends with Samantha, he has to take one more wild ride down to Mexico to pick up a priceless antique pistol and settle his debts. As things begin heating up with mob bosses and hit men, the action boils over with surprise twists and turns in the film Roger Ebert gives "Thumbs Up".
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Deleted Scenes Complete with Filmmakers` Commentary
HBO`s "The Making of The Mexican" Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
Insightful Film Commentary from Director Gore Verbinski Plus Other Filmmakers
In-Depth Production Notes & Detailed Cast and Filmmaker Biographies
Theatrical Trailer
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
DTS 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Gore Verbinski
Written By:
J.H. Wyman
Starring:
Sherman Augustus
Bob Balaban
J.K. Simmons
James Gandolfini
Julia Roberts
Brad Pitt
Casting By:
Denise Chamian
Soundtrack By:
Alan Silvestri
Director of Photography:
Dariusz Wolski
Editor:
Craig Wood
Costume Designer:
Colleen Atwood
Production Designer:
Cecilia Montiel
Producer:
Paul Hellerman
Lawrence Bender
William S. Beasley
John Baldecchi
Executive Producer:
J.H. Wyman
William Tyrer
Aaron Ryder
Christopher Ball
Distributor:
DreamWorks Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
Roberts delivers several very well written lines.
The video transfers is good. While there are no compression signs at all, several of the desert scenes are a bit out of focus (or deliberately blurred).
The DTS and DD 5.1 soundtracks are both very good. The surrounds are mainly (and brilliantly) used for ricochets sounds.
The menus are all animated with sound.
The extras include a commentary, a behind the scenes look, 9 deleted scenes and some production notes.
Bottom line - an ok movie as long as you don`t expect it to shine due to its cast. Worth the watch.
First, Pitt and Roberts are rarely together in this movie. This is the story of sad sack Jerry and his girlfriend, the less-than-understanding Sarah. A sudden car accident places Jerry right into the middle of the mob, running errands for a crime boss whom he unwittingly helped put in jail.
Right off the bat, Jerry is sent on a mission to get a pistol called "The Mexican" from the crime boss` grandson, who is somewhere in Mexico. Sarah is then kidnapped in order to make sure that Jerry does the dirty deed right. For the rest of the movie, Jerry is suffering a series of mishaps in Mexico, while Sarah lives it up with her kidnapper in Las Vegas.
I`d love to comment on the chemistry between the two, but it only seems to last for ten minutes of the movie, so there`s not much to judge. It`s not such a great love story in that respect, but the events surrounding Jerry`s Mexico trip are funny without being too slapstick.
I gave the movie a 7, because I like both the stars. It would be nice to see them do a movie together some day.