Overview
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.
This is essentially two movies in one. Pitt has to perform the classic “one last job”, whereas the other half of the movie is a “buddy” road trip movie. The latter has far more to offer than the former – Gandolfini and Roberts are fantastic together.
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Movie title: The Mexican
Movie description: 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.
Date published: 2026-05-11
Director(s): Gore Verbinski
Actor(s): Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, J.K. Simmons, David Krumholtz, Bob Balaban, Gene Hackman, Michael Cerveris, Richard Coca, Castulo Guerra, Salvador Sánchez, Jeremy Roberts, José Carlos Rodríguez, Daniel Escobar, Sherman Augustus, Mayra Sérbulo, Alan Ciangherotti, Melisa Romero, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Dale Raoul, Jorge Malpica, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Steve Rossi, Clint Curtis, Lawrence Bender, Ariane Pellicer, Carlos Lacámara, Daniel Zacapa, Alfredo Escobar, Luis Artagnan, Fermín Martínez, Gustavo Aguilar Tejada, Lucía Pailles, Gilberto Barraza, Humberto Fernández Tristan, Luis Felipe Tovar, Fausta Torres, Loló Navarro, Emiliano Guerra, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Angelina Peláez, Arthur Taxier, William Fuller, Gerardo Taracena, John Pisci, Rudy Aikels, Ronald Simone, Gloria M. Malgarini, Marco López
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
My Review
This is essentially two movies in one. Pitt has to perform the classic “one last job”, whereas the other half of the movie is a “buddy” road trip movie. The latter has far more to offer than the former – Gandolfini and Roberts are fantastic together.
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