Saving Private Perez(Salvando al Soldado Pérez)

Name: Saving Private Perez
Genre: Action, Comedy

Mexico · 2011
Rated PG-13 · 1h 45m
Director Beto Gómez
Starring Joaquín Cosío, Gerardo Taracena, Jaime Camil, Miguel Rodarte
Genre Action, Comedy

Julian Perez is Mexico's most powerful drug lord. One day, his estranged mother informs that him his younger brother, a US Army Private, has been captured. To redeem himself and save his brother, Julian must attempt his most dangerous endeavor yet: a rescue mission in Iraq.

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USA Today by Claudia Puig

With its dark, wacky humor, some moments are reminiscent of last year's "Machete."

The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt

This Mexican action flick from director-writer Beto Gómez has all the makings of a great comedy only no one told the filmmakers.

The New York Times by Mike Hale

If you don't get the jokes, there isn't a whole lot else to get, and it's a safe assumption that non-Latino, non-Spanish-speaking viewers are going to miss a lot of them.

Variety by Ronnie Scheib

The horrific events in Mexico are proving fertile ground for black comedy, and though Saving Private Perez is certainly not the blackest, it may well be the funniest.