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This movie, is hands down, hilarious. Not only that, its an amazing movie simply because, although it is categorized as a comedy, it cuts across several other genres and collaborates them beautifully. A comedy, a horror/zombie flick, an action movie, a drama, a brit-flick, and finally, believe it or not, a romantic comedy. (yes to everyone in the UK, a lot of us here actually consider a "brit-flick" a genre.) To put it this way: my girlfriend, who doesn't like bloody horror flicks, action flicks, or British movies, actually admitted she liked it, after I "put her through it." It incorporates all the elements of these categories and knows exactly when to bring out each. I agree with what another poster has said, that it is amazingly "realistic" for the kind of movie that it is. Meaning, the characters react to the situations the way normal people do, for the most part. There are no real "heroes;" Shaun himself does nothing truly amazing, except for be himself, and try his best to keep his loved ones alive. I could watch this movie again and again, and for me its rare to say that about a comedy.

Definitely not the kind of movie I am used to seeing. I have to admit that I did not have to pay to see this movie, being that I snuck into it after going to see Mean Girls, but at the same time I think it is fair that I give my two cents. Although I have not seen the "original" work, I would have to say that this film did not live up to its full potential. And here's why. It had what you would call an A-List cast, Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken, and Ferris--I mean Matthew Broderick. And Jon Lovitz and a few other familiar faces. So the potential was there for a memorable film. The problem was, the theme of the movie shifted too much, and it seemed to me like the film could not decide what it wanted to be, a thriller, a comedy, a mystery, a sci-fi, or what. There was not enough emphasis on any one genre to define itself. There wasn't enough laughs to be a comedy. There wasn't enough science to be a sci-fi. It wasn't intense enough to be a thriller. There wasn't enough mystery to be, well... a mystery!! I guess maybe this wasn't my type of film, but it seems to me that if The Stepford Wives had excelled in any of these areas, it would have been a better film for it. Instead, it seems to have fallen dead in the middle. It did have its moments, though, several laughs that nearly had me out of my seat... But with a remake, you expect a little more!! Jeez, aren't today's audiences demanding?! Yes we are.

I have heard a lot of criticism (sp?) on this movie for various reasons. I have to say that I agree to pretty much every one. The plot is sketchy and incoherent at times, it crosses too many genres, etc. etc. The characters don't fit together right, but that's alright. For me all the flaws are what makes me want to watch The Mexican. For some reason I love this flick, even though I don't really know anyone else who cares for it! Why do I like this movie? I haven't figured that out yet, but I believe it's because I never tried to read that much into it, just sat back and took the trip. It will never make my top 10, but that doesn't mean its not worth repeated viewings. If you haven't seen it, give it a shot.