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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovPlenty of killings abound, nevertheless the film is a masterful -- albeit warped -- love-story-cum-road-movie that revolves around three of the most invigorating performances of the year.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezSurprisingly enjoyable.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThis violently comic caper has some spunky charm going for it -- but has a lot of self-consciously hip, studied wackiness going against it.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghApparently intended as a larky, character-driven adventure with dark underpinnings, this attenuated road movie was originally envisioned as a vehicle for relative unknowns, and might have worked better that way.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkSuperstars usually avoid movies this spiritless, and it's tough to believe anyone could read this script and fail to realize the movie wouldn't end up going anywhere.
- 50Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroPlays like a drawn-out outline of a better movie; no one got around to fleshing out the details or providing some soul.
- 30L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorUndisciplined and overstuffed with enough surplus plot twists to make your neck ache, The Mexican affects the tousled look of a self-conscious indie.
- 30Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufA dismaying dearth of romantic chemistry -- during their brief scenes together, the two (Pitt, Roberts) actually seem afraid to touch each other -- and we end up with a Frankenstein's monster of a movie: lots of interesting pieces cobbled together with all the stitches showing.
- 20Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonFeels patently inauthentic.
- 10Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonHas even less directorial initiative than it has romantic spark.