Gringo [DVD] [2018]

I don't call many things brilliant but this is. It's like if Tarantino's True Romance were written by Jane Austen or if Barbara Streisland's What's Up Doc were about drug dealers. This film just perfectly balances everything. And the cast are faultless. David Oyelowo has to taken the most praise as the central character who is unfailingly likeable, frequently hilarious and always believable. But everyone - Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Thandie Newton, Amanda Seyfried, Sharlto Copley, all of them - are great.This film has a perfect script. Nothing in it could be changed without lessening the whole. And it's brilliantly directed - so well that you can't see the effort that must have gone into this.Totally blown away by this film.

A businessman, Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo), is sent to Mexico by his boss to deliver a formular to a lab. While in Mexico, Harold is kidnapped with a ransom demand of $5m for his release. Harold's bosses refuse to budge.Also stars Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton.I'll give this movie a '7 out of 10' rating.

Wasn't expecting much but instantly got sucked in. It was very funny, and I found myself rooting for Harold from the outset. Really sharp writing, a great script. The acting was great, the direction too,the pacing, and the story overall was a cracker, and there were lots of laugh out loud moments. So glad I watched this, really cheered me up and made me think maybe there's hope for nice people after all.

Gringo is an easy watch. It has a good story that follows an unpredictable path. It's not a four star in my rating as it could have been filmed / shot slightly better in some parts, but i'm a bit fussy about camera angles!

As one person said, it is not an original story, but what makes it worth watching is the way it's told. It is amusing and had plenty of laughable moments, in addition to generating a varied mix of feelings towards the main characters, which is the whole point of a good movie. Thumbs up, especially the end which made me smile and gave me that feel good factor.

I was pleasantly surprised by this flick, it has lots going on and a few things made me laugh out loud, its a little dark too which appears to my sense of humour but also has a great story that's well told!

This movie was awesome, funny, shocking and hilarious!! The comic timing was perfect but still had so much intensity. Really unpredictable movie just how I like it. Literally did not know what was coming next and was perfect for the shock factor. The acting from the whole cast was top notch. I mean it was just fantastic. 10 stars if I could! :D

What a shambles. A shambles with a great cast, but a shambles nonetheless.Firstly, if you see the trailer and think you're in for a jolly, laugh a minute farce, don't be fooled. I have NEVER seen a more misleading trailer.Secondly, most of the characters are irredeemably awful. So flatly are they drawn I didn't even hate the worst ones enough to want to see if they got their comeuppance.Gosh, that trailer was misleading... Even to reordering events to make it seem like we we in for a different film.Such a waste of acting talent. Only the put upon lead character has any charm or interest.If this were handled by the Coen Brothers, masters of black comedy and violent action, this might have been a very different proposition. Instead, it's a work of hacks, and the fact that Amazon invested my prime membership and much other custom over the years to produce such excreta is shocking.