tequila sunrise movie review

Drug dealer tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels. This review of Tequila Sunrise originally appeared in 1988 at The New Yorker and is reprinted here with permission from Pauline Kaels daughter Gina James.

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After a night out on the town a terrified slacker wakes to find himself slap bang in the aftermath of a gang shootout - or so he thinks.

. This is a typical 80s movie. Written with his trademark artfulness nicely acted and gorgeously pretty Tequlia Sunrise finally blows away into slick unsubstantiality. I doubt if hes the kind of guy youd ask for the shortest way to Studio City.

Written with his trademark artfulness nicely acted and gorgeously pretty Tequlia Sunrise finally blows away into slick unsubstantiality. Directed by Robert Towne. A big explosion seemingly kills a main character but we learn that he survived.

50 out of 5 stars Brilliant Work. This is fairly graphic. Named after a song the song never appears in the movie Dave Kos or Kuze did the excellent smooth jazz soundtrack.

This movie delivers all the best elements of the 80s - smart beautiful people gorgeous locations and clothes a lovely soundtrack heavy on the sexy saxophone in all the right places. Tequila Sunrise is a 1988 American romantic crime film written and directed by Robert TowneIt stars Mel Gibson Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell with Raul Julia J. ENTER CITY STATE OR ZIP CODE GO.

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With Mel Gibson Michelle Pfeiffer Kurt Russell Raul Julia. But things are not always quite what they seem. Another man is shot in the stomach and dies.

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Tequila Sunrise succeeds in both its larger strokes and its smaller ones-as both a romance and a thriller. Triangle involving a drug dealer trying to.

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Tequila Sunrise may lack the inventiveness vision and dynamism of Chinatown Robert Towne wrote both scripts but it should by no means be discarded as a mediocre cop thrillerIt is a very slick piece of cinema with fine acting glamorous sets and great dialogue. Movie Review -- Tequila Sunrise. With Mitchell Fisher Michael Wood William Thwaites Adam Cryne.

Tequila Sunrise succeeds in both its larger strokes and its smaller ones-as both a romance and a thriller. Drama Action Adventure. Tequila Sunrise review by Jluis_001 - It has a good cast but its surprising that neither Mel Gibson nor Kurt Russell manage to raise it up and make it a little more interesting.

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It has a sense of comedy audacious enough to stage a bust that is delayed by a seduction and the sophistication to know that for some people to be called slick is the cruelest of insults. The original music score was composed by Dave Grusin. The film only the second after Personal Best to be both written and directed by Academy.

Towne has written a lot of good screenplays of his own and doctored a number by other people Tequila Sunrise is only his second film as a. Please try again later. The picture is not as good as some.

1 hr 56 mins. Tequila Sunrise 1793. 2 Dec 1988 p1 The movie has the fuzzy focus of someone who has stared too long at a light bulb.

It has a sense of comedy audacious enough to stage a bust that is delayed by a seduction and the sophistication to know that for some people to be called slick is the cruelest of insults. A corrupt police officer is shot in the back and killed. Tequila Sunrise is the story of a drug dealer and a cop and the woman who loves them and thanks to the enormous attractiveness of its stars.

Directed by Adam Bentley. In considering a problem he must ponder first this then that possibility projecting scenarios on the screen of his imagination. Walsh Arliss Howard and Gabriel Damon in supporting roles.

Movie Times Tickets. Tequila Sunrise is an intriguing movie with. Michelle Pfeiffer tells.

In the mind of Robert Towne there must be many crannies many hidden pathways to the same conclusions.

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