Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Some things I liked some I did not.

Dreadfully Boring

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

I was able to watch this movie at home on BluRay from my public library. The story mainly concerns a character played by David Oyelowo. He is Harold, a dedicated, serious, hard-working employee of a firm located in Chicago. His "best friend" runs the company, but as things unfold we see that his friend is duplicitous and will do anything for the bottom line.Harold goes to Mexico but finds out his company sale is imminent and he will be out of a job. Industriously he plots to fake his own kidnapping in an attempt to get a big severance for himself. $5Million sounds pretty good, doesn't it?Yet nothing goes as it should, the mess gets bigger and bigger. It is a dark comedy, lots of funny stuff but characters get shot and killed. While I enjoyed it as an interesting diversion, with very good actors, in total it isn't a particularly good movie.

Sometimes you just need a good entertaining movie to pass the day. Great writing, plot, and a bunch of OMG and WTF moments. This accomplished that very well. Entertaining all the way through.

GRINGO, a dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, explores the battle of survival for businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) when he finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal. Despite a terrific cast this dark comedy is toned down by it's own stupidity and horribly written characters that even actors like Charlize Theron can't fix. The story was also boring and the pacing was off, a total waste of good money and names. (0/10)

Movies like this are supposed to be focused on the circumstances, a one-off, nothing deep, and this was well achieved with Gringo. I laughed at some appropriate moments, nothing felt unbelievable, and the lead was likeable. Basic stuff, but basic stuff not done poorly.Worth the time.