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Review- Gringo (2018)

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In Gringo, David Oyelowo (Selma, A United Kingdom) plays Harold Soyinka who works for a company run by two ruthless people, Elaine (Charlize Theron) and Richard (Joel Edgerton) who finds out that he was going to get fired and lose his wife. Harold realizes that playing by the rules may not always be the best way to win so he hatches up a plan to fake his kidnap and trick his bosses into sending him 5 Million Dollars.
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I was literally counting down to Gringo’s premiere mostly because of my love for the titular character, David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron and that hilarious trailer but unfortunately, it didn’t live up to my expectations. All I could think about was how no filmmaker could go wrong with this caliber of cast members. A fantastic cast doesn’t necessarily mean the movie is going to do well. Oyelowo, Theron and Edgerton did a fantastic job with their roles and so did the supporting cast members. The acting was superb but the story still fell flat in more ways than one. I felt like there were a few parts in the beginning and the middle that just seemed really boring to watch. If you’ve seen the trailer, then you’ve seen all the funny parts which were about 4 or 5. I think Gringo was poorly written and had the potential to be a full fledged comedy film but it ended up being forgettable. Gringo lacked suspense, was predictable and all over the place. The characters and the story were not properly developed. The best thing about this film was Oyelowo and Theron's performance. The three main characters are very likeable actors and they pulled this movie together with their charm. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed watching this film. I only wish it was better.


RATING 7/10 
DIRECTOR Nash Edgerton 
SCREENPLAY Anthony Tambakis & Matthew Stone 
STARRING David, Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Harry Treadaway, Thandie Newton, Sharlto Copley



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