Review of A Night in Old Mexico (2013) by Orlok W — 18 Jul 2014

Good actors can take rough dialogue and make it Hamlet's 3rd soliloquy--Robert Duvall is Still a Star!!

This review of A Night in Old Mexico (2013) was written by Orlok W on 18 Jul 2014.

A Night in Old Mexico has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michael D (2,363) on 13 Feb 2016

Pretty good movie Robert Duvall is great as a crazy old cowboy with a wild hair. The young man was annoying a bit. Fun story…

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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 Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 12 May 2014

Robert Duvall may be 83, but he’s still up to playing a real Texas hell raiser on the screen. He can hold his own with bad hombres…

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By Daniel M. Gold (107) for New York Times (5,786) on 14 May 2014

The director Emilio Aragón wisely trains the camera on Mr. Duvall. A Night in Old Mexico is his baby, and he rocks it…

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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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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 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 Jason T (1,311) on 31 Jan 2015

Robert Duvall steals the show here. The writing is a bit weak and not that original but watching Duvall makes up for it…

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By Joshua B (1,260) on 05 Feb 2018

On the eve of losing his home and land an elderly Texas rancher (Robert Duvall) puts off suicide when a grandson he never met before shows…

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Review of A Night in Old Mexico (2013)

By Panta O (398) on 22 Jul 2014

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

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