A Day Without a Mexican

Name: A Day Without a Mexican
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: May 14, 2004
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 30

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Televisa Cine | Release Date: May 14, 2004 | R

Summary: In this satire, California wakes up one morning to find that one third of its population has disappeared. A strange thick pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries is completely cut off. As the day goes by, we discover that the characteristic that links the 14 million disappeared is their Hispanic background.In this satire, California wakes up one morning to find that one third of its population has disappeared. A strange thick pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries is completely cut off. As the day goes by, we discover that the characteristic that links the 14 million disappeared is their Hispanic background. (Televisa Cine)… Expand

Director: Sergio Arau

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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Marta Barber

The intended satire doesn't deliver the kind of punch you may expect, but it nevertheless poses many what-ifs. Read full review

Achy Obejas

Never really moves beyond its premise. It never takes us to a place of real understanding. Read full review

Dallas Observer Jean Oppenheimer

Using humor to make a serious point, Arau suggests that without the millions of Hispanics...life in the Golden State would screech to a halt. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Plenty of salient points to make in this satirical cautionary tale, there's still not enough to sustain the expanded running time. Read full review

Ella Taylor

A terrific premise is mangled to a pulp, then beaten to death in this forced mockumentary. Read full review

Kevin Crust

Much of the humor is overly familiar, and the broader elements feel strained when it veers toward melodrama in its final third. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Its narrative conceit will entertain for a while, but eventually you will long to disappear with the rest of the Mexicans. Read full review

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harvdog03

Oct 30, 2018

Not very good at all. You think it would witty at the very least but nope not good.

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TonyB.

Jan 12, 2006

This is a good idea gone horribly bad!

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kublay0880

Dec 10, 2012

What a horrible movie, I thought it was going to be a great satire but it turned down pretty bad. Not interesting, very dull and lame movie. Try another thing. Don't believe everything you hear about this movie.

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