Matando Cabos
Matando Cabos Image
Metascore
44 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Summary: A dark comedy about a kidnapping scheme in Mexico City.
  • Director: Alejandro Lozano
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 94 min
  • More Details and Credits »

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Mathews
    70
    Violent, vulgar, disgusting and incredibly funny.
  2. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Marta Barber
    63
    Far from perfect, but for those willing to laugh at the darker side of life, especially Latin American life, it is fun.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    50
    A Spanish-language black comedy with a frenetic style that plays out like regurgitated Tarantino and Guy Ritchie.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    30
    A perfect example of the sad trend in contempo Latin American filmmaking to imitate old Tarantino with only a fraction of the stylistic cojones, frantic comedy dealing with two pairs of confused guys and one pair of kidnap victims is an empty exercise that loses its juice before first reel's end.

See all 6 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. CarlinhosB.
    10
    so good, so funny, yes it does seem like a Tarantino movie, but that doesn't hurt it at all. I thought it was one of the most entertaining movies of 2005.… Expand
  2. JoseN.
    10
    I come from Mexico, and every character shows different sides of Mexico just ass it is. I feel it had a little of everything and thats what made it so reat.… Expand
  3. MonicaS.
    10
    Hilarious! But if you
  4. JordyF.
    9
    Hilarious all the way through! if these critics are going by the subtitles, then i must say i don't blame them; i was reading them as i watched and they lose all of the style and wit of the actual jokes! this movie is one of my favorites because it is so intricately weaved, and it takes on a topic that is heavily discussed in Mexico, especially in Mexico Cit.… Expand

See all 5 User Reviews

Current Movie Releases

Full List »
  1. Star Trek Into Darkness
    Metascore: 73
  2. Iron Man 3
    Metascore: 62
  3. 42
    Metascore: 62
  4. Evil Dead (2013)
    Metascore: 57
  5. The Croods
    Metascore: 55
  6. The Great Gatsby
    Metascore: 55
  7. Oblivion
    Metascore: 54
  8. Pain & Gain
    Metascore: 43
  9. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
    Metascore: 41
  10. Olympus Has Fallen
    Metascore: 41
  11. The Host
    Metascore: 35
  12. Tyler Perry's Temptation
    Metascore: 27
  13. Scary Movie 5
    Metascore: 11
All Current Movies »