David Oyelowo (Selma & Nightingale) plays Harold, a mild mannered accountant whose life is about to change in the most dramatic of ways. His behind the scenes work at a company run by college mate Richard Rusk (Joel Edgerton) takes a turn for the worse, when the conniving Rusk and his female off-sider Elaine Markinson (Charlize Theron) run afoul of a Mexican drug lord.

Theron overplays her wicked character to the hilt and it’s fun to see how low she will go. Edgerton, whose real life brother Nash directed the film, plays her nervous and twitchy co-conspirator with uneven comic timing. Together they are not the most effective criminals and this inadequacy forms one of the film’s comic tent poles.

Gringo has its moments and they arrive mostly from Oyelowo transition from the duped to the man in charge, while Theron’s amoral character bubbles away in the background. The seeds of a engaging film are there but it leaves the audience a bit to much work to make them bloom.

Rob Hudson
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Crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal, Harold battles to survive his increasingly dangerous situation in ways that raise the question: Is he out of his depth — or two steps ahead?

GRINGO is directed by Nash Edgerton and stars David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Hernán Mendoza, Thandie Newton, Sharlto Copley, Amanda Seyfried & Harry Treadaway.

GRINGO releases in cinemas nationally on May 10, 2018.
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He soon crosses the line from citizen to criminal while tangling with shady colleagues, international mercenaries, drug lords and the DEA.

GRINGO is directed by Nash Edgerton and stars David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Thandie Newton, Yul Vazquez and Sharlto Copley.
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