It’s been a tough week health wise, I won’t bore you guys with details, but I haven’t been well. I thought at the start of the week that a comedy would be a great thing, take my mind off myself, and have some much-needed laughs. The first movie of the week didn’t offer that, I didn’t laugh once, which is rare for me with any comedy. I knew that the next day was to have another comedy, this one called Gringo, I didn’t know what to expect. I did laugh, not a lot, but I laughed.
The film is more about David Oyelowo who has held the belief all his life that if he’s a good guy then the world will reward him. But it’s clear that his wife is messing around with someone and his finances, his boss is a money hungry self obsessive, and his other boss doesn’t care about anyone. He’s a nice guy and Oyelowo can play this role well and easy.Â
You can pretty much write this film straight from the start yourself. With one or two moments that take you by surprise, but it’s pretty much run of the mill, when you see the final credits or look at them now, you see that there is a strong influence of family and people trying to get producer credits. So this is more a passion project. I would think that the script in the hands of someone with a darker edge would have given it a boost.
Gringo is a perfectly fine entertainment piece. It could have had a darker edge which would have it set apart from other films like this. Gringo feels like a 90’s film that would start the summer and by the end of the season you’d forget all about it. One of the reviewers who attended the screening made the comment that you’d watch this once, feel okay about watching it, and then forget that you would ever see it. For me I would happily sit through watching this on TV in the future, it asks nothing from the viewer, and gives enough that you aren’t offended by the film taking up your time.
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Director:Â Nash Edgerton
Writers: Anthony Tambakis, Matthew Stone & more..
Stars: Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo & more..
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