From Mexico with Love

From Mexico with Love (2009)

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Jimmy Nickerson, fight coordinator on such films as Raging Bull and Rocky, takes the directorial reins for this tale of a self-destructive amateur boxer seeking to follow in his father's footsteps by making a name for himself in the ring. Hector Villa (Kuno Becker) may have the spirit of a winner,… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By
Jimmy Nickerson
Written By
Glen Hartford, Rod Hewitt, Nicholas Siapkaris
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Oct 9, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Feb 16, 2010
Roadside Attractions

Critic Reviews

  • Joe Leydon, Variety

    There's scarcely a boxing-movie cliche left unrecycled by the end of From Mexico With Love, an inaptly titled and thoroughly predictable indie drama directed by vet stunt coordinator and fight choreographer Jimmy Nickerson.

  • F.X. Feeney, L.A. Weekly

    Whatever its surface predictabilities, From Mexico With Love has the virtue of coaxing you to care about its people.

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