A Day Without a Mexican
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Metascore
30 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 11 Critics What's this?

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4.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

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  • Summary: In this satire, California wakes up one morning to find that one third of its population has disappeared. A strange thick pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries is completely cut off. As the day goes by, we discover that the characteristic that links the 14 million disappeared is their Hispanic background. (Televisa Cine)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11
  1. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Marta Barber
    63
    The intended satire doesn't deliver the kind of punch you may expect, but it nevertheless poses many what-ifs.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    For the first hour director Arau and his co-writer and wife, actress Arizmendi, negotiate the story's tricky mix of comedy, social satire and science fiction with surprising aplomb.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Achy Obejas
    50
    Never really moves beyond its premise. It never takes us to a place of real understanding.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    30
    A terrific premise is mangled to a pulp, then beaten to death in this forced mockumentary.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 6 out of 14
  1. TonyB.
    1
    This is a good idea gone horribly bad!
  2. kublay0880
    0
    What a horrible movie, I thought it was going to be a great satire but it turned down pretty bad. Not interesting, very dull and lame movie. Try another thing. Don't believe everything you hear about this movie.… Expand

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