A Day Without a Mexican

The intended satire doesn't deliver the kind of punch you may expect, but it nevertheless poses many what-ifs.

Never really moves beyond its premise. It never takes us to a place of real understanding.

Using humor to make a serious point, Arau suggests that without the millions of Hispanics...life in the Golden State would screech to a halt.

Darkly amusing idea delivers an early salvo that fades as the film swings across a range of styles and tones director Sergio Arau gamely tries to corral. Even at its half-realized level, pic will anger some as it amuses others.

A terrific premise is mangled to a pulp, then beaten to death in this forced mockumentary.

Approach is too heavy-handed to have much effect. Rod Serling probably could have turned the premise into an enjoyable episode of "The Twilight Zone."

Its narrative conceit will entertain for a while, but eventually you will long to disappear with the rest of the Mexicans.

What a horrible movie, I thought it was going to be a great satire but it turned down pretty bad. Not interesting, very dull and lame movie. Try another thing. Don't believe everything you hear about this movie.