Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

betty dalton What is a gangster fairytale? The Mexican is such a hilariously good mix of funny romcom talk and funny action scenes. Topped with some lovely romantic happy ending, this movie is just do die for if you wish for a feel good movie that will lift you up. Especially recommended for the girls and boys if they are on a datenight. It is the ultimate romantic AND funny gangster movie, that will make your girl crawl into your arms purring with affection.It worked for me.The story really doesnt matter although it is very clever and funny. In short: Brad Pitt plays a dumb ass who doesnt want to lose his girlfriend Julia Roberts. Add a lot of hilarious gangsters and you have "The Mexican". It's a funny romcom story put in a funny gangster's movie. And it mixes perfectly. And the hilarious and brilliant comedic acting of Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts make this flick really a treat. Add to that grandmasters in acting like James Gandalfino and Gene Hackman who play the serious parts and you have got a precious comedy gangsta gem!Seen it more than a dozen times and it keeps getting better. What is it about this sweet and funny story that is so endearing to me? The humor and dialogues are terrific. The romance is just the right amount for a "gangster" movie. The story is fresh and original. And the final direction by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Carribean) is just perfect. What more can one desire? 10 out of 10 for a new romcom gangsta classic or what I like to call a "gangster's fairytale"...

NateWatchesCoolMovies Gore Verninski's The Mexican is somewhat of an oddity. Verbinski is known for massive scale Hollywood epics, and this one has trappings of such a film, but instead takes an off kilter, unpredictably strange approach, through committed, idiosyncratic writing, and a dense, comic narrative that unfolds in such an odd manner you can't help but get invested in. Brad Pitt is a sheepish screw up as Jerry, a hapless low level gangster underling who is tasked with returning a priceless Mexican antique pistol to his bosses. The pistol, embedded in a tragic legend and believed to hold a curse, certainly seems to be troublesome McGuffin for our hero. Between his hapless ineptitude and the curse, he's led on madcap chase through the southern states and across the border to find the relic, transport it, and do right by his shady employers, who may just have it out to end him if he messes up one more time. Pitt, often the assured, confident leading man, has a Scrappy Doo esque, dishevelled side to his talents, which he uses to great effect here, laying a guy just this side of dumb, who is adorably trying to extricate himself from his situation. Julia Roberts plays his neurotic girlfriend Samantha, who doesn't approve of his line of work, and follows him on his looney odyssey, always one step behind. She crosses paths with a no nonsense hit-man played by James Gandolfini, giving the best performance of the film. His character, Winston Baldry, initially kidnaps Samantha, and gradually befriends her, the two of them forming a touching bond that provides the poignant moments of the film, rays of grounded seriousness in an otherwise glib enterprise. J.K. Simmons is priceless as an aloof, eccentric member of Pitt's organization, Bob Balaban is the unassuming yet scary ringleader, and there's a wonderful surprise cameo from an A lister near the end that I won't spoil. This is the type of film where the old adage "don't judge a book by its cover" comes into play. The cover suggests a light bit of romantic intrigue that focuses on the chemistry of its two star leads. Instead, they are separated for a majority of the film, and we are treated to a tongue in cheek, oddball romp with moments of surreal levity, real emotional beats that feel earned, and a slick, almost Elmore Leonard style story.

Rainey Dawn The Mexican is actually a fun crime-comedy to watch. It a humorous adventure for a priceless cursed pistol. It's not a downright horrible and boring film as some of the critics say it is - it's actually quite fun to watch.This is a movie I liked better than I thought I would - it was funnier than I anticipated. What made the movie so funny was the two lead characters: Jerry (Pitt) and Samantha (Roberts) their relationship with each other really was the best part of the entire film for me.This is a great afternoon comedy film... one that you can simply kick-back and enjoy.7.5/10

secondtake The Mexican (2001)A crazy, fun, off-the-wall, slightly indulgent spaghetti western styled would be Tarantino farce. It's great and it's lame compared to what it could have been.Brad Pitt makes it work most of all, and his half of the movie playing off of clichés of Mexican life, especially as seen through the movies, is funny and whacked. The other half of the movie features, somehow, Julia Roberts and that's the wimpy boring half of things. You sense even an attempt at some "Pulp Fiction" stuff in general, even with the dumb thugs and witty conversation, and in fact it sort of works. But not compared to Tarantino.It's fun to see what might be a whole new genre of movies developing over the last 15 years--camp excess, part comic part grotesque, and playing off of movie and storytelling clichés. Call it postmodern if you want, but it's mostly a different kind of parody than previously.One weird part of the billing of the movie is the two leads, who are together at the same time for only a few minutes in first half of the film (which gives nothing away). Later they have some screen time at once and are maybe less charismatic together than you might have expected.The director, Gore Verbinski, might have little to show for himself up to this point--but this might be watched as a turning point for him since he went on to further campy fame with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Not so bad.The fact is, it's a comedy (a black comedy, maybe, but not so dark in tone). Pitt is a natural for this kind of humor--notice that Tarantino picked up on this himself and so Pitt appears in "Inglourious Basterds" to great, similar effect. Here he's attractively boyish at times. Gene Hackman shows up in "The Mexican," by the way, and he's always effective. If brief.You do eventually wonder how it's all going to work its way together, the two very separate plots. The writer needs some credit for audacity but there is a longer term problem of development--taking a great idea and complicating it, making it matter, something beyond this great set of basics. You'll see how it goes, and you'll wonder how something so outrageous could actually get sluggish after awhile. And after an hour of more or less sluggish sameness you'll be frustrated.