There isn't any deep message to Matando Cabos; it's pure entertainment.
Comment
08/25/05
Matando Cabos (2005)
53
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:8
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.2/10
Reviews for Matando Cabos
1 - 15 (sorted by source; Australian critics are listed first)
This well-paced flick skillfully balances all the violence and wackiness.
08/26/05
America has its share of Quentin Tarantino wannabes; why shouldn’t Mexico? Alejandro Lozano is pretty good as wannabes go, though.
04/09/05
Click to read the article
12/06/05
A dirty good time, a hilarious tragedy that paints smiles on the sad human condition.
04/09/05
A Spanish-language black comedy with a frenetic style that plays out like regurgitated Tarantino and Guy Ritchie.
08/25/05
Prominently placed in Jaque’s bachelor pad is a poster for Down by Law, but it’s abundantly clear that Lozano and company have been re-watching Pulp Fiction for the last decade.
08/25/05
First-time feature director and co-writer Alejandro Lozano can't maintain his plot's cleverness nor the split-second comic timing a film with this many crazy coincidences needs to succeed.
08/26/05
A grimly unfunny and stupefyingly inept comedy.
08/25/05
Top CriticThe Alejandro Lozano film may lack the writing finesse shown by the Coen brothers or Quentin Tarantino, but the Latin touch makes up for the rough spots.
08/26/05
'Estupendo ejercicio de cine realizado sin pretensiones mayores que la de entretener un buen rato al espectador, lo cual logra con creces.'
04/07/05
Exhibits a lot of energy and visual pizzazz, but ultimately it's all empty style without substance, and its characters are a repulsive lot.
08/28/05
What makes this movie funny -- and different from all the pictures it may remind you of -- is the relentlessness of its characters' amorality.
08/25/05
It's hit and miss (in more ways than one). There are moments when this is hilarious and times when the extreme violence snatches away all possibility of humor.
08/30/05
Commercials vet and tyro helmer Alejandro Lozano is more struggling traffic cop than director as plot's increasingly ridiculous complications bunch up into a knot.
04/09/05
Top Critic1 - 15 (sorted by source; Australian critics are listed first)
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
Dressing Wonderland 
Tim Burton's costume designer talks to Movieline about her long collaboration with the filmmaker and Johnny Depp.
Wes Anderson on Fox
The director talks about puppetry perfection and his film, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Win Glee DVDs
We've got 20 copies of the hit TV series' Pilot Episode to giveaway.
Win tickets to Cold Souls
Double passes up for grabs to the new comedy starring Paul Giamatti.
Follow Rotten Tomatoes on Twitter
Get all the latest movie updates, reviews, interviews and features here.
Competitions
Win Star Wars prizes
Enough Prequel, Original Trilogy and Family Guy DVDs to fill a space cruiser
Win the entire 007 collection
Everything from Dr. No to Quantum of Solace could be yours.
Win Fight Club Special Editions and more
We're giving away the 10th Anniversary Blu-ray, plus Braveheart and the Rocky collection
IGN RSS Feeds