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Tequila Sunrise

1988

Robert Towne

Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia ...

5.3

4,915

Mystery. Action. Romance. Thriller Mac Mckussic is an unlikely drug dealer who wants to go straight. His old and best friend Nick Frescia is now a cop who is assigned to investigate and bring him to justice. Mac is very attracted to Jo Ann, the owner of a stylish restaurant. Nick gets close to Jo Ann attempting to know more about Mac's drug dealing plans and his connections with the Mexican dealer Carlos, who the police believe is coming to town to meet with him. Nick ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"An intriguing movie with interesting characters, but it might have worked better if it had found a cleaner narrative line from beginning to end (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune	"Towne has a tremendous gift for creating dialogue that is concise, expressive and distinctive without advertising its own cleverness, and 'Tequila Sunrise' is worth seeing just to be heard."	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"There’s not much kick in this cocktail, despite its mix of quality ingredients (...) A story of little substance"	NEU
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"Sexy and intelligent is an irresistible combination, and 'Tequila Sunrise' is the sexiest, most intelligent Hollywood movie in a long time."	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	A long, teasing trailer for a film not yet made.	NEU

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