A Day Without a Mexican 2004

Marta Barber, Miami Herald: 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. Read more

Achy Obejas, Chicago Tribune: 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. Read more

Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: By the film's end, we're more beleaguered than enlightened. Read more

Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times: A film content to let some mild comedy carry its straightforward message rather than trying to say something more profound. Read more

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Michael Booth, Denver Post: Charming if amateurish farce of a movie. Read more

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: 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. Read more

Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: A terrific premise is mangled to a pulp, then beaten to death in this forced mockumentary. Read more

John McMurtrie, San Francisco Chronicle: The tone is often that of a preachy after-school special, down to the instructional messages that regularly flash across the screen. Read more

Robert Koehler, Variety: 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. Read more