two road movies, one of which (the one with Pitt) is downright boring". "Roberts and Pitt are generally terrific. In The Mexican they are horrid. ... Gandolfini is a star on the rise. His work in The Mexican is solid. Frankly, he's the only bright spot in this dark and pointless movie." "Moviegoers who have seen The Mexican aren't coming out of cinemas talking about the romantic chemistry between Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. They're talking about the presence of tough guy James Gandolfini in the unlikely role of a gay hit man named Leroy." References External links 2001 films 2000s adventure comedy films 2000s crime comedy films 2001 LGBT-related films 2001 romantic comedy films 2000s comedy road movies American adventure comedy films American crime comedy films American LGBT-related films American romantic comedy films American comedy road movies DreamWorks Pictures films Films directed by Gore Verbinski Films produced by Lawrence Bender Films scored by Alan Silvestri Films set in the Las Vegas Valley Films set in Mexico Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in Mexico LGBT-related comedy films Newmarket films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films