Review of A Night in Old Mexico (2013) by John R — 09 Oct 2014

Awful movie. Not the least bit entertaining and an implausible, incoherent mess. Duvall is fine as usual but the story is ridiculous to the point of absurd.

This review of A Night in Old Mexico (2013) was written by John R on 09 Oct 2014.

A Night in Old Mexico has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Barrett H (9) on 16 May 2014

Poor dialogue made worse by poor acting, with so little plot development you might as well walk into the theater late. Or not at all…

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By Keith M (1,080) on 23 Nov 2014

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for AV Club (2,778) on 14 May 2014

Here’s a film that knowingly and transparently exists for little reason other than to let the 83-year-old actor bow out in a blaze of glory…

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 14 May 2014

This poky, clichéd, slackly told picture, directed by Emilio Aragón, would've felt dated a few decades ago; now it feels like a downright relic…

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By John Defore (1,351) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 13 May 2014

Formulaic and often hard to swallow, the picture offers little beyond the familiar pleasures of Duvall's old-coot mode…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 14 May 2014

If there were a Lifetime Channel for Men, Emilio Aragón’s unabashedly sentimental take on old age would surely wind up there…

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By Bg L (1) on 04 Nov 2014

Even Robert Duvall's abilities cannot save this incongruous and stereotypical view of a Mexican border town where a gringo arrives with a gun…

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Not the coziest of movies but Duvall does his best and the movie just goes in circles…

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By Alexander Lowe (30) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 12 Mar 2014

Robert Duvall's excellent performance as a cantankerous rancher makes A Night In Old Mexico a night to remember…

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