March 1, 2007
I know I've seen this movie but it was pretty forgettable.
Yareli Arizmendi,
John Getz,
Maureen Flannigan,
Muse Watson,
Caroline Aaron
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Marking the directorial debut of Sergio Arau, son of Like Water for Chocolate director Alfonso Arau, A Day Without a Mexican ponders the potentially catastrophic results that would occur if California... read more
DVD Release Date: November 9, 2004
Stats: 416 reviews
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March 13, 2006Like a Saturday Night Live skit that plays for 2 hours. I'm glad that Sergio Arau shows how if Mexicans were to dissapear all the low level jobs would have to be done by white people. Thatnks for setting back any progress Mexican Americans have made with your unfunny movie.
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September 10, 2005[font=Century Gothic]"A Day without a Mexican" is a film about a mysterious fog enveloping the state of California. Then, the entire Hispanic population disappears without a trace. Needless to say, this causes quite the disruption on the personal, economic and cultural levels. ... read more
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June 29, 2008This movie is really cheesy and looked like something from 1984 rather than 2004 but it does start a good conversation about immigration and makes you think!
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July 6, 2006This movie was disappoiting. It had a low production value and all the characters were just gross characterizations. The acting was not all that good. They could have done more with the movie, but instead they went for the cheesy.
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January 4, 2010I don't know when it gets funny, but not during any part I was watching. I would hardly call this movie social commentary. Yes, hispanics play a bigger role in society then people may give credit to, but this movie, with all the stereotypical humor, probably just set hispanics ba... read more
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June 30, 2009All premise. Looks like it was shot with a camera phone. An unbalanced attempt to drill into the viewer's head how important Mexicans are to our very survival. I can't imagine a day without Salma.
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December 24, 2008This movie tries really hard to be funny, but I just didn't find it enjoyable. Some chuckles here and there, but overall, a dud.
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July 9, 2008This movie is true!!! What if there wasnt any MEXICANOS?? Who would do the jobs for cheap?? Think about it!!
Critic Reviews
September 16, 2004
Achy Obejas, Chicago Tribune
August 26, 2004
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
By the film's end, we're more beleaguered than enlightened. Full Review
June 4, 2004
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. Full Review
June 3, 2004
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
Arau has expanded his satirical short from 1998 into one joke that he solemnly beats to death for 100 minutes.
May 22, 2004
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. Full Review
May 19, 2004
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Ultimately loses something in the translation from 28 minutes to 97.
May 14, 2004
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. Full Review
May 14, 2004
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. Full Review
April 4, 2005
Jorge Avila Andrade, Moviola
'Tiene la honestidad de ser una divertida y, por momentos compleja, denuncia de los maltratos y desprecio a los que son sometidos nuestros compatriotas en el extranjero'
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