The late Lord Grade proved that having big name actors wasn't a guarantee of success. Raise the Titanic anybody?

Richard Gere, Hugh Grant, now Brad Pitt. Not bad huh.

While Verbinski's movie goes no where near the plethora of star attractions, he must be hoping the pull of Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts will draw male and female fans into the cinema.

Unfortunately, The Mexican is just a run-of-the-mill tale of a small time punk trying to prove himself on one last job while suffering earache from his girlfriend.

Don't dare lock me in the boot again

Pitt is the crook who's asked to pick up a priceless antique pistol from Mexico.

Roberts plays his girlfriend who's far from happy at the proposition, especially when she ends up being kidnapped.

This is a movie which mixes light comedy with thriller. It has it's moments. You get the impression of another film trying to emulate Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. It falls a long way short.

And this is what all the fuss is over

If there is one actor who comes out of it well it's James Gandolfini of The Sopranos fame. He's already received rave reviews for his performance as a sensitive killer (if that doesn't sound too contradictory).

Roberts especially seems an actor who sways from very good films to forgettable ones. This, sadly, forms the latter.