Compadres (film)
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| Directed by | Enrique Begne |
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| Music by | Joan Valent |
| Cinematography | Federico Barbabosa |
| Edited by | Jorge Macaya |
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Draco Films |
| Distributed by | Videocine S.A. de C.V. |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
| Country | Mexico |
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| Budget | $3 million[2] |
| Box office | $7.4 million[2] |
Compadres is a 2016 Mexican action comedy film directed by Enrique Begne and co-written with Ted Perkins and Gabriel Ripstein. The film stars Omar Chaparro and Joey Morgan as the title roles. Erick Elías, Aislinn Derbez, Héctor Jimenez, Eric Roberts, and Kevin Pollak appear in supporting roles.
The film was released on 31 March 2016 in Mexico and on 22 April 2016 in the United States.
Plot
After being released from prison, former Mexican cop GARZA (Omar Chaparro) seeks revenge on SANTOS (Erick Elias). Santos has kidnapped his girlfriend MARIA (Aislinn Derbez) and framed him for a crime he didn't commit. With the help of his former boss CORONADO (José Sefami), Garza manages to escape with a tip about how to find Santos which leads him to San Diego in search of an "accountant." This said accountant is responsible for stealing $10 million dollars from Santos and may know Santos' whereabouts. When Garza arrives, he is shocked to find that the infamous accountant is a 17 year old white American computer hacker named VIC (Joey Morgan). Despite an immediate disdain for each other, these two divided by culture, language and age, realize that Garza's low tech brain and Vic's high tech hacker skills may be their only chance at finding Santos before he finds them. The movie stars Omar Chaparro, one of Mexico's and the US Hispanic's biggest comedians and Aislinn Derbez; a rising star and Eugenio Derbez's daughter.
Cast
- Omar Chaparro as Garza
- Joey Morgan as Vic
- Eric Roberts as Dalton
- Erick Elías as Santos
- Aislinn Derbez as María
- Héctor Jiménez as Gausa
- Kevin Pollak as Tex the Banker
- Camila Sodi as Emilia
- Evan Henderson as Dalton's Partner
- Joaquín Cosío
- Efren Ramirez as El Payas
Release
Box office
Compadres opened theatrically in the United States from Pantelion Films on 22 April 2016 in 368 venues and earned $1,397,434 in its opening weekend, ranking ninth in the North American box office and second among the new releases.[3] In Mexico, the film was released on 31 March and, as of 17 April, had grossed $4,225,771, bringing the film's worldwide total to $5,623,205.[4]
Critical reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 33% approval score based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4/10.[5] Metacritic reports a 28 out of 100 rating based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6]
References
- ↑ "AMC Theatres: Compadres". AMC Theatres. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Compadres (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Weekend Box Office Results for April 22-24, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Compadres (2016) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Compadres (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Compadres reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
External links
- Compadres at the Internet Movie Database
- Compadres at Box Office Mojo
- Compadres at Rotten Tomatoes
- Compadres at Metacritic