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Mr. Pig
The movie is a beautiful road movie, and a chance to talk about love for Mexico through the eyes of an American. It follows an old-school pig farmer, after the family farm is foreclosed,
17 April 1963, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
22 October 1977, Mexico
27 July 1972, Gainesville, Florida, USA
13 November 1970, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
11 July 1953, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
January 29, 2016
"Mr. Pig" warrants praise for refusing to offer up a convenient, unearned reconciliation.
August 07, 2016
Luna wallows in emotional gloom like a pig in mud, coating the script in a layer after layer of regret to little purpose.
January 27, 2016
Time goes by. I looked at my watch. The father and the daughter and the hog drive around some more. I looked at my watch again.
January 29, 2016
"Mr. Pig" becomes an odd story of family reconciliation, one that isn't afraid to wallow in the emotional mud.
July 26, 2016
A very emotional road movie that uses its locations in the best way possible. [Full review in Spanish]
July 26, 2016
An unpretentious and low key character study about a man and his pig. [Full review in Spanish]
November 22, 2016
In the background, we see a glimpse of Mexico we rarely see in movies, devoid of cliches. In the foreground, two fine actors bringing depth to Luna's otherwise slight character study.
March 10, 2016
There's no doubt that Diego Luna has a great sense of rythym and is maturing as a filmmaker. [Full review in Spanish]
February 04, 2016
The overall result is not exactly dull, but given the talent and potential here, should have been more poignant and memorable.
November 23, 2016
Glover is always pleasant to hang out with, Rudolph gets to show off her considerable dramatic chops, while Joel Murray makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo. And if you don't think you can feel sorry for a pig, wait for those last few minutes.
November 28, 2016
An unassuming gem.
July 26, 2016
Sadly the movie is a failure. [Full review in Spanish]