Get the Gringo

I have rented this before and when Spanish was being spoken, it had English subtitles. Key parts are lost, so don't waste your time watching this knock-off. This is an outstanding movie, but half of it is lost without the translation. Shame on you AMAZON!!!

I had to add my 5 cents to the critics and 5 stars to the bottom line. Great movie!!! Not to be missed.Not going to rewrite the script but another reviewer suggested it was almost like Mel's character from Payback in a much later sequel. I agree. Scrappy thief and con artist commits a robbery and ends up in a Mexican prison. While there he befriends a young boy and has to work on getting his money from the local police while saving the boy's life. This movie does not let you down. It has a good quick pace with lots going on. Some very clever plot twists and a relatively unique story line. Mel's chain smoking, gritty, no name character with inner monologue is very reminiscent of Payback.Rated R for language and violence with many sexual inferences. Not a movie for the kiddies.If you are a Mel fan and have not seen this one... it is worth the rent and even a spot in your library. It is not as 'crisp' as Payback but it is a close follower. I gave it 5 stars for a great movie that I did not realize I had missed when it came out. Enjoy!

The sub titles were almost totally unreadable and when you could hear some real talking - it was all loaded with F*** bombs. Another joke pulled on unsuspecting buyers - thinking the Brand name actor would deliver the movie - wrong.If you think Mad Max was lousy you ain't seen nothing yet - just waste your money on this one.

Absurd plot. Violence, torture, organ harvesting. Storyline includes a 10 year old using the famous four letter word and smoking. The rest of the movie could be described as a bad guy against the "badder" guys, so he must be the good guy story. If you have another choice, take it.

Decadent good fun and highly entertaining, I wish I had watched Get The Gringo sooner! All the fun of a cerveza drenched, reckless Mexican vacation without the lingering stomach ailments. Get The Gringo is a bit of an old school throwback, sort of a Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia meets Hong Kong cinema with a gritty, modern noir visual flair. Sam Pekinpah fans (The Wild Bunch, The Getaway, Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia) will love this return to form for Mel Gibson. The premise is implausible but terrific work from a great cast, filmed with rich visual style, and crisp editing move this South Of The Border adventure deliciously along leaving you wanting more. The quick dialogue, explosive action, and blood splattering on the screen isn't for those who sip margaritas through a straw, Get The Gringo is the type of film that drinks the whole bottle of tequila, and then eats the worm. Salud!

I did not like the direction of this film... I HATE shaky cam. I did not like the way the action scenes were cut. I thought that the night scenes were shot too dark and they tried to compensate for it by over saturating the film (the night scenes reminded me of the look of Batman & Robin). And I do not like voice over narration, especially when it seems unnecessary as it did in this film... All that being said, I did enjoy the story itself. I thought it was going to be a 'unlawfully trapped in prison' or 'jail break' kind of movie, but it's rather unique and quite engaging from beginning to end... The characters were solid and well cast. The little boy was a stand out to me... If (like I presume most folks will) not be distracted from the technical aspects of the movie, this is a very fun story that really, in a lot of ways, parallels The Man With No Name kind of movie (which makes Gibson's Clint Eastwood impression rather apropos): Literally, man with no name walks into a town (in this case a prison town) and while he's conniving for his own self profit, he holds a sense of honor and tries to help out a family that can't help themselves. Worth a watch.

Nothing good comes to mind when you hear the words "Straight to Video." The first image that comes to my mind are those cheap knock-off movies that used to fill the local Blockbuster's shelf in the '90s starring low-end TV actors or washed up stars desperate for title roles. So, when I saw that Mel Gibson's 2012 action film "Get the Gringo" was going straight to DVD/Blu-ray I immediately expected the worst... but, much to my surprise, when I finally sat down with the film I discovered a solidly entertaining action romp. I'd go far as to say that "Get the Gringo" is the most entertaining film from writer/star Mel Gibson since his *ahem* incident.Get the Gringo is directed with a good amount of style by Adrian Grunberg (who previously worked with Gibson as the Assistant Director on Apocalypto) and stars Mel Gibson as "Driver," a wisecracking, inner-monologuing criminal who winds up in a Mexican prison following a botched job. The prison isn't anything like what we have here in the states, seeming more like a ghetto mixed with a flea market that a correctional facility (having not researched this topic, I'll take it on the filmmaker's word when they said they were inspired by a few actual prisons in Mexico) There, he In the prison he befriends a young boy who is kept as the local crime boss's replacement kidney (you see, he's already gone through several kidneys, including the boy's father). This is the set up for a madcap action thriller with Driver trying to get back his money and protect the boy and his mother from the crime boss.As you probably could gather, Get the Gringo doesn't feature Braveheart quality writing, but, for what it is, "Get the Gringo" is a solid action-thriller that reminds us why we used to love seeing Mel Gibson on the movie screen. He plays Driver with that same cocksure charisma and energy that made him one of the greatest action stars of the '80s-'90s. Very few actors pull of this kind of hero as well as Gibson and it really iUnfortunately for "Get the Gringo", Gibson let alcohol get the better of him prior to Get the Gringo's intended release, which resulted in another leaked tape and 20th Century Fox choosing to release the film straight to DVD/Blu-Ray. It's a shame, because "Get the Gringo" is a much better return to form for Gibson as an action star than 2010's Edge of Darkness.If you're a fan of classic Gibson action roles (and can separate the actor's work from his tumultuous personal life) you'll probably have a lot of fun with Get the Gringo. It isn't a great action film, but it does have a remarkably entertaining performance from Gibson, and a handful of solid, stylish action sequences certain to entertain fans of the genre.

Mel Gibson is back, more mature, hurt and failed, cinical and apparently detached from emotions and drama, but still a cosmic avenger that now is even smarter and less out of control than before. This film, whose british title (the american one was quite common) is enough itself to give it 4 stars, is a cool, realistic and at the same time very playful south of the border crime noir under the sun. Mel is getting older (like his partner used to say in Lethal Weapon) and wiser, but not less lethal. He almost refused any belonging to his homeland and now he is a rejected outsider hiding and convicted in mexico, where people, ad they say, are not more outlaw than the yankees, but certainly less hypocritical and puritan. And here is where you can find the deep value and keaning of this film: a total opposition to current hollywood spand american standard, replaced by a will for survival that Mel embodies from beginning to end, showing all his experienced and skilled talent in getting in amd out of trouble without showing off, but with the wise and even more effective ability of an illusionist, an almost invisible guy who sneaks in and out of the scene, steal your wallet or blow up your house, saving energy and almost effortessly, and you don't even notice him. And that is what I call style

Good film. But for me its all about the opening sequence. Its the best opening 5 minutes to a film I've seen in years. A proper car chase set in stunning scenery with the bad guys dressed as clowns. And then there's the music. Whoever picked Ten Years After '50000 Miles Beneath My Brain' as the backing track is a genius. What an inspired choice of music. The action and the music have been edited together seamlessly. And the climax of the chase coincides magnificently with one of Alvin Lee's dazzling, one hundred notes a second, guitar breaks. It gave me goose-bumps from head to toe. Its cinematic perfection is what it is. I was thinking how can the rest of the film maintain this level of brilliance. Sadly, it doesn't. But then no film could. The rest of the film is good but not great. Gibson gives a fairly reasonable performance. And its an okay story. But that superb opening 5 minutes will stay with me forever.

Saw the last 40 minutes of this on TV whilst recovering from COVID-19 . Thought it would be worth seeing in full. So glad I ordered it. Mel Gibson has never been better. Great humour. Hilarious at times. Great action. Relationship with the young lad is really touching. Highly recommended

How I spent my summer vacation (Get the Gringo).Bought this film from Amazon, and well, it's a cracker! Set in a Mexican jail with a brooding Gibson as the leading man the film starts fast and interesting and just gets better. Basic premise is a bad guy (anti-hero) has to lose everything to win (a sorta Midnight Express meets Payback). Cannot believe this went straight to DVD! The lightweights at Hollywood have got to be mad! This is a class film, well acted and filmed. Good stunts a plenty, well played out fight scenes, snappy dialogue and has the only actor in the world who could pull this off with anything near authenticity - including the Clint Eastwood impersonation!Like Mel Gibson or hate him, you can't deny this film showcases his awesome talent and so if you buy it you won't be disappointed.Hope he makes more of these, I won't be swayed by the PC paranoid media machine, as far as I'm concerned he's being punished for being human, but ultimately it's the fee paying public that are being punished because a film of this calibre (and lets face it they are few and far between) are not making the rounds of the cinemas - So Hollywood, be careful what you wish for!

Love this film,delivery came well before time stated, if anyone ain't seen it watch it bought to replace one that was knackered for my collection