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Come And Take It Day

2001, Movie, NR, 80 mins

Come And Take It Day: Review

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Modest on-camera talent keeps this ingenious script from taking off, but writer-director Jim Mendiola makes clever use of historical legend as the basis for a crime story moored to a tragic legacy. In South Texas, ex-con Jesse (Jesse Borrego) and his comic-book loving cousin, Miguel (Jacob Vargas), work at menial restaurant jobs. Embittered by poverty, Jesse enjoys Miguel’s hero worship of Latino hero Gregorio Cortez (the subject of 1982's THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ). Because the cousins believe they're Cortez's descendants, Miguel hopes to create a graphic novel about the folk hero's exploits. Falsely accused of horse stealing in 1901, Cortez eluded the Texas Rangers but was betrayed by compatriot El Teco, who buried the "thirty pieces" of silver he got for informing. After a family funeral, Jesse comes across papers that lead him to two startling conclusions: He may have found a map that reveals the location of El Teco's stash and he and Miguel are actually related to El Teco rather than Cortez. After recovering from this shock, the cousins plot to retrieve the $250,000 in coins buried at a San Antonio Military Base that the government opens to the public once a year for picnicking. Although Jesse and Miguel gain access to the area where they think the coins are buried, they've had to let restaurant manager Carlos (Rick Delgado) and waitress/doctoral student Nena (Maria Candelaria) in on their plans. Hoping to get rid of the interlopers, Jesse goes to the police and claims that drug dealers are taking advantage of the festivities at the base. If Jesse or Miguel find the treasure first, will the pay-off justify the way they've treated Carlos and Nena? The detective portion of this cleverly conceived tale deftly handled, but once the treasure hunters start scrambling for the riches the movie sinks into caper film cliches. leave a comment --Robert Pardi
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