Mexican (The)
- Director: Gore Verbinski
- Writer: J.H. Wyman
- Producer: John Baldecchi; Christopher Ball
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Take this for what it is - a big-budget comedy with big-salaried names...
Verbinski made this before the hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean trio - so, chaos reigns supreme in his world and he does it so well.
Casting Gandolfini as the gay gangster is simply inspired.
It may be a little messy - but, isn't life?
There are no big messages, no hidden meanings - it's slick and sound - definitely a definition of entertainment.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Jerry Welbach is given two ultimatums. His mob boss wants him to travel to Mexico to get a priceless antique pistol called "The Mexican" or he will suffer the consequences. The other ultimatum comes from his girlfriend Samantha, who wants him to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures that being alive, although in trouble with his girlfriend is the better alternative so he heads south of the border. Finding the pistol is easy but getting it home is a whole other matter. The pistol supposedly carries a curse - a curse Jerry is given every reason to believe, especially when Samantha is held hostage by the gay hit man Leroy to ensure the safe return of the pistol.
Cast & Characters
Brad Pitt as Jerry Welbach;
Julia Roberts as Samantha Barzel;
James Gandolfini as Winston Baldry;
J.K. Simmons as Ted Slocum;
Bob Balaban as Bernie Nayman;
Sherman Augustus as Well Dressed Black Man;
Michael Cerveris as Frank;
Richard Coca as Car Thief #1;
David Krumholtz as Beck;
Castulo Guerra as Joe the Pawnshop Owner;
Mayra Serbulo as Emanuelle;
Salvador Sanchez as Gunsmith;
Alan Ciangherotti as Gunsmith's Assistant;
Melisa Romero as Gunsmith's Daughter;
Ernesto Gomez Cruz as Tropillo