Review Gringo (2018) March 9th

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Gringo
Director: Nash Edgerton (“The Square”)
Cast: David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Thandie Newton
Details: Joel Edgerton’s brother Nash has had an impressive career as a stunt man and, ten years ago, made his feature directorial debut with the little seen but very well received “The Square”. For his second film, he’s delivered this – a blend of absurdist dark comedy and action thriller which sees British actor David Oyelowo playing an African businessman working for a U.S. company who finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal in Mexico.

The trailer released for the film the other week is both insane and cliche. Oyelowo’s character becomes the pawn of several others including Joel Edgerton and Charlize Theron’s back-stabbing business colleagues who are both literally phoning in their performances. There’s also local drug lords and a morally conflicted black-ops mercenary (Sharlto Copley) on his tail. It feels like it wants to be in the vein of “The Mexican,” but the tone is going to be a big deal breaker for audiences.

 

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Amazon Studios and STXfilms have released the final trailer for the Nash Edgerton-directed “Gringo” starring David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Thandie Newton, and Sharlto Copley.

A blend of dark comedy, white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, Oyelowo plays a mild-mannered businessman who finds himself at the mercy of his back-stabbing business colleagues back home, local drug lords and a morally conflicted black-ops mercenary. The film opens March 9th.