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Title: Entertaining screwball romance
Review: "The Mexican" follows the arcs of one dimwit and two marginally brighter bulbs in pursuit of the fabulous titular weapon. Brad Pitt pulls off the dim bulb role ably, but he does manage to seem just smart enough to stay alive in his difficult liine of work. Julia Roberts's rather loony rendition of Pitt's pyscho-babble enamored girlfriend teeters just on the edge of irritating, but Roberts's natural charm keep her in the audiences' good graces.The movie's real saving grace is James Gondolfini's delirously improbable character, who truly makes the movie worth seeing and adds the best entertainment value.Avoid this movie if you like very linear plot construction (a la French Kiss, Chinatown) and don't like disjointed cutting (Pulp Fiction, Traffic)
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