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User Rating:
5.8/10   261 votes
Director:
Richard Shepard
Writers:
Richard Shepard (writer)
Jonathan Stern (story)
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
A Desperate Chase In One Of The Deadliest Cities In The World!
Plot:
A woman's desperate search for her brother in the capital of Mexico. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Weak plot, excellent cinematography more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Stacy Edwards ... Mitch Cobb
Jorge Robles ... Pedro
Johnny Zander ... Sam

Robert Patrick ... Ambassador Mills

Roberto Sosa ... Head Thug (as Roberto Sosa Martinez)
Antonio Zavala ... Thin Faced Man (as Antonio Zavala Kugler)
Geraldine Zinat ... Hotel Desk Clerk

Carlos Sanz ... Lieutenant Menedez

Rick Negron ... Mexico City Policeman
Ramón Álvarez ... Cantina Drunk

Dyllan Christopher ... Max
Jorge Malpica ... Doctor (as Jorge Romero Malpica)
Alejandro de la Peña ... Toupee Man
Beto Villareal ... Panama Hat Man
José Marrós ... Priest
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some violence.
Runtime:
Brazil:90 min
Country:
Mexico | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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Weak plot, excellent cinematography, 9 January 2003
3/10
Author: Rodolfo Soriano Núñez (rsnunezmex@aol.com) from New York/Mexico City

It is a shame that a movie with such a good cinematography as this one had no plot to be supported by the work of Sarah Cawley (cinematography) and Adam Lichtenstein (Film Editing), and above all, no sense of what goes on in Mexico City. The movie tries to be a very realistic depiction of life in city, but it is unable to do it. It is a shame, a lot of film wasted. An American woman tries to find her brother who has been kidnaped. The first account of the story is powerful and interesting, very realistic, but it seems that there was no effort to come with a better narrative of the ordeal, especially when it comes to the issue of the attitudes of the US embassy personnel in Mexico City, when dealing with an issue like this one. Compare, as an example, with Frantic(1988), which deals with a similar issue. Something similar can be said of the role of local authorities. Compare, as an example, with Todo el Poder (1999). The movie is worth watching if you want to get a sense of the looks of the City itself, paying little or no attention to the rather weak "plot" and the many twists that require a rather extensive suspension of disbelief. Who is going to believe that a Mexican patrol from Mexico City is going to go all the way to catch the main characters to the Mexico-US border? And that this policeman is going to be able to use its radio from the border to Mexico City! Only the producers of this movie. It is worth mentioning that unlike Frida and other movies about Mexico at least in these one Mexicans talk Spanish.

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