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A Day Without A Mexican (2004)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:6

Rotten:15

Average Rating:4.2/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and brief sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:May 14, 2004 Limited

Box Office: $4,047,565

Synopsis: It seemed like just another day when the residents of California awoke from their peaceful slumber. The usual pink smog filled the air, creating a foggy haze over the mid-morning sunrise as the... It seemed like just another day when the residents of California awoke from their peaceful slumber. The usual pink smog filled the air, creating a foggy haze over the mid-morning sunrise as the population rubbed their eyes, ready to face another...wait a minute, PINK smog? On further inspection the residents discover, to their horror, that disaster has struck The Golden State overnight. The entire Latin-American population has been wiped out in one fell swoop, meaning that one third of the citizens have suddenly vanished! With the governor conspicuous by his absence, it's up to the redoubtable Senator Steven Abercrombie III (John Getz) to grapple with the problem. Unfortunately Abercrombie is widely known for his anti-immigration stance, and with California falling apart he hardly seems to be the right man to take charge of the situation! Hope comes in the unlikely figure of TV news reporter Lila Rodriguez (Yareli Arizmendi), a Hispanic who has somehow survived the mass exodus. But a demented military geneticist holds Rodriguez under lock and key where he tries to extract her DNA, believing he can create a vaccine to prevent other ethnic groups from vanishing. As the film builds to an eyebrow-raising conclusion, nothing can be taken for granted in this zany, off the wall comedy. [More]

Starring: Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan

Starring: Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan

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08/07/08
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05/06/06
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
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Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
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'Tiene la honestidad de ser una divertida y, por momentos compleja, denuncia de los maltratos y desprecio a los que son sometidos nuestros compatriotas en el extranjero'

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04/04/05
Jorge Avila Andrade
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10/19/04
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

For the first hour director Arau ... and his co-writer and wife, actress Arizmendi, negotiate the story's tricky mix of comedy, social satire and science fiction with surprising aplomb.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/24/04
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

As many times you consider A Day Without a Mexican a crude and underdeveloped parody, there are moments that it vindicates itself with on-the-money situations.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
09/17/04
Marta Barber
Marta Barber
Miami Herald

The movie in its extended version is frequently muddled, emotionally messy, a little heavy-handed and misses the real opportunity presented by the new format.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
09/16/04
Achy Obejas
Achy Obejas
Chicago Tribune
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Charming if amateurish farce of a movie.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
08/27/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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By the film's end, we're more beleaguered than enlightened.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
08/26/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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A cheap-looking, one-joke movie that can't get any laughs even in its first telling.

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06/09/04
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

The tone is often that of a preachy after-school special, down to the instructional messages that regularly flash across the screen.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/04/04
John McMurtrie
John McMurtrie
San Francisco Chronicle
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Arau has expanded his satirical short from 1998 into one joke that he solemnly beats to death for 100 minutes.

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06/03/04
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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A promising premise without a successful follow-through...vacillates between preachy tract and bland comedy.

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05/25/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

An ambitious, hit-and-miss social satire that doesn't score as many direct hits as it should. But it lands enough punches to get its point across.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
05/22/04
Gary Dowell
Gary Dowell
Dallas Morning News
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Ultimately loses something in the translation from 28 minutes to 97.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
05/19/04
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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The film suffers from low-budget-and-looks-it production values and some ridiculous aspects of the plot, even for a fantasy like this.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
05/18/04
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
FilmStew.com

This Day not only lacks Mexicans but also good acting, sharp storytelling and humor.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
05/15/04
E! Online
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In tripling the original length, the film's delightfully pointed mockumentary aspects are combined with a pallid chain of sketched-in characters reacting to events.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/14/04
Robert Koehler
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Variety
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