The Mexican

A mangy dog story about a genial screw-up, his over-therapized girlfriend and a valuable antique pistol. If Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) had kept his eyes on the road five years earlier, he wouldn't have back-ended that car. Its owner, Mr. Margoles (Gene Hackman), wouldn't have gone to jail over the body in the trunk, and Jerry wouldn't have had to pay for his mistake by running errands for Margoles's henchman (Bob Balaban). Now Jerry's indenture is almost over, and all that's left is the proverbial one last job. Jerry must meet Margoles's grandson Beck (David Krumholtz) in Mexico, collect the pistol — an intricately ornamented piece dubbed "The Mexican" and...