Movie
description |
-Brad
Pitt
-Julia
Roberts
Brad
Pitt
and
Julia
Roberts
have
star
power
to
burn
in
Gore
Verbinski's
offbeat
THE
MEXICAN,
about
the
search
for
a
cursed
legendary
gun.
Pitt
stars
as
Jerry
Welbach,
a
small-time
loser
who
is
given
no
choice
but
to
run
an
errand
for
a
powerful
boss
(Bob
Balaban)
who
will
have
him
killed
if
he
fails.
But
if
he
accepts
the
job
to
go
to
San
Miguel
to
pick
up
the
beautiful
handcrafted
gun
known
as
the
Mexican,
his
loud,
demanding
girlfriend,
Samantha
(Roberts),
will
leave
him
and
move
to
Vegas.
But
through
a
course
of
bizarre
events,
his
contact
is
shot
in
the
top
of
his
head,
the
gun
is
stolen,
and
Sam
is
kidnapped
and
held
hostage
by a
hired
killer
(James
Gandolfini)
who
is
not
all
that
he
seems.
Verbinski
tells
this
humorous
tale
of
love,
trust,
double
crosses,
and
murder
as
part
road-trip
comedy,
part
wacky
film
noir.
The
supporting
cast,
including
terrific
turns
by
J.K.
Simmons,
Bob
Balaban,
and
Michael
Cerveris,
makes
for
the
requisite
bunch
of
second-rate
hoods
and
other
lowlifes.
Pitt
and
Roberts
are
excellent
as
the
always-battling
couple,
but
Gandolfini
steals
the
show
as a
sensitive
hit
man
with
a
dangerous
secret.
The
excellent
soundtrack
includes
such
classic
songs
as
"These
Boots
Are
Made
for
Walkin'"
and
"Safety
Dance.
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of
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1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
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