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The Mexican (2001)

R 123 minutes EN Action , Comedy , Crime , Romance

Love with the safety off.

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.

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Brad Pitt

Jerry Welbach

Julia Roberts

Samantha Barzel

James Gandolfini

Winston Baldry

J.K. Simmons

Ted Slocum

David Krumholtz

Beck

Bob Balaban

Bernie Nayman

Gene Hackman

Arnold Margolese

Michael Cerveris

Frank

Richard Coca

Car Thief #1

Castulo Guerra

Joe the Pawnshop Owner

Salvador Sánchez

Gunsmith

Jeremy Roberts

Bobby Victory

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Production crew

Alan Silvestri

Original Music Composer

Dariusz Wolski

Director of Photography

Craig Wood

Editor

Colleen Atwood

Costume Design

Cecilia Montiel

Production Design

Gore Verbinski

Director

Cate Hardman

Script Supervisor

John Baldecchi

Producer

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Silly entertainment!
'The Mexican' works as a comedy and works as an adventure road trip flick, so it evidently achieved what it set out to do. This 2001 release features a strong cast, as we get Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts together alongside James Gandolfini, J. K. Simmons and Gene Hackman. I enjoyed all five, especially the first three.
It's not a film to be taken overly serious, it's one to enjoy and I got a lot of enjoyment from it - credit to Gore Verbinski & Co. Recommended? Definitely!

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It’s been a while since I’ve seen this and maybe my tastes may have evolved but I recall liking it a lot and watching it a second time at one point. I was pleasantly surprised by James Gandolfini’s brave choice of his small role, after the tough gangster roles. I would watch it again just for that. I would recommend this move to anyone looking for a nice early 2000’s romantic comedy.

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Production companies: Pistolero Productions LLC, Newmarket Capital Group, Lawrence Bender Productions, DreamWorks Pictures

Production countries: Mexico, United States of America

Budget: $57,000,000

Revenue: $147,845,033

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