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: The story is a gritty look at sacrifice and resilience , culminating in a brutal fight where Rivera must win the prize money to buy guns for the rebels back home. 3. The Cocktail: "Mexican Firing Squad" If you’re looking for a "piece" to drink, the Mexican Firing Squad Special is a historical gem.

Decades before the movie, Jack London wrote a powerful short story also titled The Mexican .

: Despite the A-list leads, critics like Roger Ebert argued the best parts of the movie are the scenes between Julia Roberts and James Gandolfini, who plays a hitman with surprising emotional depth. The Mexican

: Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts were such fans of the script that they took a significant pay cut to star in it, accepting $15 million each instead of their usual $20 million+.

: It was discovered in Mexico City in 1937 by globetrotting author Charles H. Baker. : The story is a gritty look at

: It follows Felipe Rivera , a young man who becomes a professional boxer in the U.S. solely to fund the Mexican Revolution .

This star-driven film directed by Gore Verbinski is a quirky mashup of a romantic comedy and a gritty crime thriller. Decades before the movie, Jack London wrote a

Whether you’re looking for a cult-classic film, a gritty short story, or a legendary cocktail, "The Mexican" covers a lot of interesting ground. 1. The Movie (2001)