Saving Private Pérez

2011
5.9| 1h45m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 18 March 2011 Released
Producted By: Lemon Films
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Official Website: http://www.privateperez.com/
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La vida ha llevado a Julián Pérez por caminos equivocados, pero el destino le presentará a este hombre la oportunidad de encontrar su redención cuando es enviado a la misión más peligrosa y noble de toda su vida, una misión ordenada por la única autoridad que todavía respeta, su madre, Doña Elvira. Julián debe viajar hasta el otro extremo del mundo, a un lugar llamado Irak, a traer de vuelta vivo, a su hermano menor el soldado de infantería Juan Pérez. Con la promesa hecha, Julián Pérez regresa a su natal Sinaloa donde reclutará a un comando de elite, destinado a cumplir una misión suicida: viajar a Irak y salvar al soldado Pérez.

Genre

Action, Comedy

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Director

Beto Gómez

Production Companies

Lemon Films

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Saving Private Pérez Audience Reviews

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
Acensbart Excellent but underrated film
Dotbankey A lot of fun.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
poe426 When his little brother Juan is captured by "rebel forces" in Iraq, drug cartel kingpin Don Julian Perez (Miguel Rodarte) puts together a team of cinco locos to go and rescue him. Why take such a risk? Because Mama Perez will never forgive Julian if he doesn't do it. When an assistant tries to show him where Iraq IS on a map, he snaps: "Forget the history lesson, let's get down to business." Sounds more than a little like the behind-the-scenes discussion(s) that preceded the U.$. invasion of Iraq, don't it? He is presented with a list of possible hombres to recruit for the mission, but draws the line at "the cannibal." (Unlike U.$. politicos, Don Perez has SOME scruples...) SAVING PRIVATE PEREZ is as slick as anything produced in Hollywood (or anywhere else, for that matter), with some truly stunning cinematography. The performances all around are on the money and the direction is surprisingly good (because I've never heard of this director before- though, hopefully, we'll be seeing and hearing a lot more from him in the future). Two of my favorite scenes involve Don Perez diving through the air, once skimming along horizontally while firing at his attackers in a way that would make John Woo blush and, later, leaping from the rooftop of one bombed-out building to another during a BLACKHAWK DOWN-type of rescue; very kung fu movie/Robert Rodriguez-ish. Carmelo's reference to Sasha the Russian as "Chacha" throughout was another nice little touch. Beto Gomez is a director to watch.
waheim Before "Saving Private Perez" started, six indistinguishable action film previews reminded me of the repetition that comes with American action films, threaded with a slim MacGuffins. There were also two comedy trailers that had weird premises, and an outlandish over-the-top trailer for "Anonymous," a scary Tim Burtonesqe intensity/darkness and whopping Foley. Happily "Saving Private Perez" is over-the-top and outlandish,but in a snarky, straight-forward, perhaps satirical, literal way. If this seems contradictory, it is because this film is having it all ways. And that is its pleasure. It is not a mockery, but a tongue in cheek presentation of a Mexican drug lord's quest to save his USA Marine brother held hostage in Iraq (which is somewhere near Saudia Arabia and Holland). His estranged mother had asked drug lord to bring the brother home (alive). Occasionally funny, the film follows this quest seriously.The drug lord recruits a "Dirty Cinco" and they fly to Turkey and camel into Iraq. Much exaggerated, nothing is driven into the ground (but who can really exaggerate the American action film or one of our recent comedies?). Its exciting moments are balanced with laughs. "Saving Private Perez"'s ancestor is Phillipe DeBroccca's "That Man from Rio," which spoofed the Connery/Bond series, using exotic locations and validating French traits including stubbornness. "Perez" validates the Mexican character and travels as far.Production values (2.35:1 aspect ratio)are unexpectedly good. Camera work includes appropriate long shots and scenes are staged for widescreen without excessive closeups. It's not a smooth film, but neither is "That Man From Rio"--you have to allow both their quirkiness and rough edges(cuts).One pleasure of "Private Perez" is the sense of place, whether LA, a hacienda, rural Mexico, Istanbul or an Arabian desert. You enjoy the space which propels the action. Similar to Brazilia in "That Man from Rio" it intrigues without being a travelogueI haven't seen a desert like this since "Lawrence of Arabia." It is beautiful desolation. At one point, the "heroes," climb out of an oil pipeline, cover themselves in desert dust and remind me of the mole men in "Superman Meets the Molemen." The film offers other references."Saving Private Perez" is an interlude from the dispirited manufactured films that clog our previews. With nonchalance, a joke ever so often, an action sequence here and there, it refreshes us.
Juan Ignacio Nunez (ringodude66) When I thought there were enough "narco" (drug dealers) movies, I saw the trailer of this movie... I believed there was something special in this movie, and, though I was wrong, anyway I had a funny time. This film deals with the typical Mexican stereotypes: drug trafficking, immigration,family values​​, etc. All in all,this film is a set of different hilarious gags, gags that perhaps a foreigner couldn't understand. The performances were pretty good, specially Miguel Rodarte (as Julián Pérez, the typical Mexican drug dealer), Jesus Ochoa (as Chema) and Gerardo Taracena (as Carmelo,a tomato farmer). As I said, this movie features numerous gags of physical humor, puns, and stereotypical characters. It is not a smart movie. It is not a movie with a message. It's only a funny movie for people who just wanna have a laugh. Anyway, this is one of the best Mexican films I've seen in recent years.
sergio_ortega This movie is a parody of saving private Ryan with a big difference: this movie is a comedy that uses the Mexican stereotype to bring us some funny situations. The starring actors in this movie make a great performance like a group of "narcos" (drug dealers) with all the colorful that people thinks the narcos has. The music, the clothes, the speech and the cars has one purpose: fun. The story worthless the important thing here is the relationship in the family. Miguel Rodarte, Joaquin Cossio and Jesus Ochoa made an excellent work. Adal Ramones and Jaime Camil like always: not good not bad. The soundtrack is a band music compilation with pop song soy rebelde by jeanette. If you have time go to cinema but first watch black swan, the king's speech, 127 hours or true grit.