Killing Cabos (2004)
2/10
Unfunny, stupid Tarantino imitation
18 May 2014
Hard to believe that this flick currently has an IMDb rating of above 7.

The language is Spanish, but it tries so hard to copy Tarantino that there is nothing genuinely Mexican about it. Although there are a few laughs, most jokes are very stupid.

The two main characters are boring college boys trying to look cool. They apparently actually wrote this garbage, and like Tarantino in his later movies were vain enough to think that it would be cool to appear on screen despite lacking any acting qualities whatsoever. What they lack in talent they more than make up for in arrogance.

Joaquín Cosio on the other hand does have an impressive stage presence, but it was nowhere near enough to save this flick. Only in a fantasy someone like him would hang out with boring twits like the two writers. Pedro Armendáriz Jr. was funny, but he only had a very small part. The rest of the cast are about as forgettable as the two writers.

Anyway: if you want to see a Spanish language version of a Tarantino movie, watch a Tarantino movie dubbed in Spanish. If you want to see a good Mexican movie with violence and dark humor, watch El Infierno. If you want to be bored and annoyed, watch Matando Cabos.
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