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La Cucaracha (1998)

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Jack Perez directed this thriller about New Jersey office worker Walter (Eric Roberts) who quits his job and heads to Santiago, Mexico, to become a writer but instead is thrust into the role of hitman by Jose Guerra (Joaquim De Almeida). However, he finds he can't kill the falsely accused Humberto (Victor Rivers). After a gunfight, Walter manages to vacate a shallow grave in the desert and awakens in a hospital, paralyzed. Wheelchair-bound, he nevertheless sets out on a vengeful journey to find

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

James McManus

Jun 27, 2000

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[An] intriguing, stylish little film.

July 24, 2001 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
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A pleasantly surprising near miss.

January 7, 2010 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
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This watchable neo-noir tale is all style and not much on substance.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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One of the best straight to video films by the director of America's Deadliest Home Videos! Very enjoyable, surprising and atmospheric.

June 27, 2008
cacutshaw

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A good film, albeit somewhat morbid. Walter (played by Eric Roberts) is a never-do-well drunk who likes to think of himself as a writer, living in what looks like an American idea of a Mexican village. He's offered $100K to kill a murderer of a teenage boy by the boy's father, which he agrees to do only to find out

April 16, 2010
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