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Die Mexico connection

Originaltitel: I Witness
  • 2003
  • 16
  • 1 Std. 35 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,7/10
1653
IHRE BEWERTUNG
James Spader, Jeff Daniels, and Portia de Rossi in Die Mexico connection (2003)
Home Video Trailer from Screen Media Films
trailer wiedergeben1:22
1 Video
14 Fotos
AktionDramaKriminalitätRomanzeThriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAfter 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.

  • Regie
    • Rowdy Herrington
  • Drehbuch
    • Colin Greene
    • Robert Ozn
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Jeff Daniels
    • James Spader
    • Portia de Rossi
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    5,7/10
    1653
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Rowdy Herrington
    • Drehbuch
      • Colin Greene
      • Robert Ozn
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Jeff Daniels
      • James Spader
      • Portia de Rossi
    • 24Benutzerrezensionen
    • 3Kritische Rezensionen
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • James Rhodes
    James Spader
    James Spader
    • Douglas Draper
    Portia de Rossi
    Portia de Rossi
    • Emily Thompson
    • (as Portia De Rossi)
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • Claudio Castillo
    Wade Williams
    Wade Williams
    • Roy Logan
    • (as Wade Andrew Williams)
    Mark Carlton
    • Carter
    Jordi Caballero
    Jordi Caballero
    • Captain Madrid
    Adriano González
    Adriano González
    • Umberto Zato
    • (as Adriano Gonzalez)
    Pablo Cunqueiro
    Pablo Cunqueiro
    • Father Perez
    Ricardo Alvarez
    • Bolo
    Yan England
    Yan England
    • Jud
    Norman Grant
    • Fields
    • (as Norman J. Grant)
    Oscar Guerrero
    Oscar Guerrero
    • Antonio
    • (as Oscar H. Guerrero)
    Enrique Huertas
    • Ramon
    Carolyn Seymour
    Carolyn Seymour
    • Lady Anne
    Cole Williams
    Cole Williams
    • Hunt Carter
    Rowdy Herrington
    Rowdy Herrington
    • Man at funeral
    • (Nicht genannt)
    Miguel Mas
    Miguel Mas
    • Thug #2
    • (Nicht genannt)
    • Regie
      • Rowdy Herrington
    • Drehbuch
      • Colin Greene
      • Robert Ozn
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    Benutzerrezensionen24

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    7snake77

    What happened to this movie? It's really good...

    Spotted this DVD on eBay and bought it on the cheap from someone in the UK. Watched it last night and all I can say is what a great surprise! This is a really well done political thriller in the tradition of Traffic. Daniels, Spader, de Rossi, and especially Clifton Collins do some terrific acting. The direction is tight, the story is interesting, the political angle is provocative, the Mexican sets are authentic. All in all a very good film for what was obviously a smallish budget.

    Why this movie isn't on video in the US (was it ever shown in a theater?) is beyond me. Especially considering all the crap that IS on video. Does anyone know what happened to this movie?
    7david_topping

    Well worth watching

    I've just watched this as the late night film on the BBC and have to say I was really impressed. I soldiered through the first 10 minutes or so which don't give a good impression of the film. After that however the characters grow or seem to be more comfortable, having moved away from a slightly stereotypical "do-gooder" (Daniels), "cute American" (de Rossi), "resentful cop" (Collins) and "enigmatic government agent" (Spader). When the characters are established they really seem to have a very natural relationship and the film stays away from any hint of being a "buddy movie", which given the seriousness of the topic, would have been a mistake. What you are left with are just well seen characterisations, the same is equally true for the supporting cast.

    I enjoyed the setting of Mexico and the urban scenes which the director used to make the film look very 'normal'; no glossy idealised Mexican villages but equally no attempt to make the backdrop look squalid unless it needed to be. I suppose this is no big deal but it did make me pay more attention to the plot and the actors.

    It is the plot and its unravelling which makes this worth watching. The viewer is lead through the story only knowing as much as the characters, and like them, is led down some blind alleys before the denouement, which in itself I found worthwhile.

    Like another reviewer I found the ending just slightly contrived, apart from that I couldn't see any faults and have to say I found this thoroughly enjoyable and considerably more captivating and enjoyable than many of the so called thrillers being released at the moment.

    If you get a chance to rent this or it's on TV then I'd say it's well worth watching.
    Wizard-8

    Not great, but it is decent

    Sometimes when diving through the DVD bargain bin, you can find a gem of a movie. Other times you can find movies that while they are not great, are all the same good enough to be worth the small cost you have to pay. "I Witness" is one example of the latter. It seems to have been a labor of love for all concerned, given the obvious low budget. Actually, the small budget does not really hurt the movie, since the majority of the movie takes place in run down Mexican locations; without a big budget to spruce things up, you can really feel the poverty and the breeding place for crime and corruption. The cast does a pretty good job, especially James Spader, who really shines despite having a somewhat limited part. Jeff Daniels is also good, though his character seems at times to be somewhat naive for someone who has made a career going to various hot spots around the globe looking for human rights violations. If there is any other flaw with the script, it's that the story unfolds at a somewhat slow pace (though the movie never gets boring.) It's a good movie that's worth seeing. One warning, though: If you are thinking of travelling to Mexico for any purpose, by the end of the movie you'll probably be cancelling your plans.
    5paul2001sw-1

    Less than meets the eye

    Superficially, 'I Witness' sounds very promising: a thriller whose story mixes the battle of a union for recognition, a mass grave in Mexico and the mysterious vanishing of two American kids. But everyone speaks in that slick, snappy way you only seem to hear in film or TV, Jeff Daniels plays a human rights monitor as a self-righteous international detective, and Portia de Rossi is utterly ludicrous in her role, eye-candy disguised as an American trade envoy. More generally, the film lapses into portraying Mexico as a place where everything is utterly rotten, while the US government, although questioned, ultimately comes down on the right side in the rather ludicrous finale. Yet another criticism is that there's just too much action: for certain, there are plenty of worst offenders, but a drama with any real interest in Mexican assembly plants, or drug cartels, would follow a single story with more care, instead of decorating it with as many chases and gun fights as we get here. Ultimately, this is a film that doesn't seem to know what it wants to be: strip away the pretension to seriousness, and there's not much more than an underpowered version of something like the Jason Bourne films. It's a shame, because there's more than enough potential content in it's ideas to make a great movie.
    6jpschapira

    Nothing New

    I really like to watch thrillers, if that's a name you can put to the films which contain action, suspense, mystery, drama; everything in one package. Sometimes we just call them suspense films. I like the "thriller" designation, especially because of the arguments I'm about to deal with here.

    I should say I like to watch thrillers because I'm expecting some adrenaline. I'm expecting to connect with a story, with the characters. "Seven" reached that goal in my expectations. It's an exceptional thriller. There are not much more thrillers that have captivated me. "Heat" is another one, maybe, if you can call it a thriller. So every time I sit to watch this type of film, I'm prepared. In cases of movies like "I Witness", things don't go very, or that well (referring to the other ones).

    "I witness" is not a good thriller. Not because it lacks the elements, no. It has them all; but they are not managed correctly. The action scenes are constantly repeated, the suspense is not felt (and this eliminates mystery), it's hard to believe the drama. Casting has united a strong ensemble here. Maybe the ones that made a mistake were the persons in the ensemble, at the time they chose to be in it.

    Some days ago I was talking about Jeff Daniels. We were discussing and I heard someone saying that he is always playing the same role. Probably. I like him as an actor, but I have got to think if he is really "choosing" his roles. He could be playing with them. He'll give you a good performance, but he is not really wanting to. He is so relaxed and disinterested; he doesn't seem to care.

    Some characters have big names but little participation. Portia de Rossi; I'm talking about her. I don't like her very much. She has that cute face but never seems to be comfortable in her roles or show any talent when playing them. Then there is James Spader; he seems to be drawn. He doesn't show any emotion, not even when he's having sex with a woman. Jordi Caballero, a sort of newcomer, finds the note for the role, although he overacts it most of the time.

    Then I should finish talking about the only impression the movie left on me, believe it or not. You could think I'm joking, but I was "thrilled" (not bad if a thriller causes that impression) with Clifton Collin Jr's performance. What an ability he has to create emotions at the time he has a serious look. He can be so sad and not fake it, yet make it real. I haven't seen him much, but I remember him in the little roles he played in "Tigerland" (very good movie, and one of Colin Farrell's best performances) and "The Last Castle". He was superb here.

    The movie was predictable and you could sense the ending. The most disappointing thing will be; that if you don't guess the ending, you won't be surprised by the resolution the movie shows to you. It will be just another possibility, like everything. Now that's not a good sign about a thriller, is it?

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      When Rhodes and Emily Thompson are drinking "doubles" in the bar; as they converse, their glasses go from newly filled to almost empty to newly filled again within moments.
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      [Castillo, who's a detective, and Rhodes, who's an American, are being shot at while investigating some shacks in Mexico]

      James Rhodes: People hunt out here a lot?

      Claudio Castillo: Just for gringos and dumb cops.

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 11. September 2003 (Deutschland)
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      • Englisch
      • Spanisch
      • Portugiesisch
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