Absolutely brilliant

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Classic thriller from the 80s, with good score and decent acting. I watched it several times without changing my mind about it being half-baked. The three leads are gorgeous: baby-blue eyes Gibson hardly more handsome, Pfeiffer stunning and Kurt Russell perfect as the sophisticated cop.Gibson is McKussic, an ex-drug dealer with a a crush on Pfeiffer's Jo Ann. He dines regularly at Jo Ann's restaurant just for a chat and a glance. Russell is Frescia, a cop who used to be McKussic childhood friend. Suspecting McKussic of dealing in Jo Ann restaurant, Frescia starts a close surveillance of Jo Ann and quickly falls for her, too.This part of the movie is quite good. The mixed feelings of the leads are believable enough and one wants to know how the triangle will develop. Caught in between McKussic and Frescia, Jo Ann wonders which one is more sincere and once she makes up her mind, she is "in love" within a few hours. The couple's cavorting are registered by the police, because the "romantic" moment takes place the night of a drug deal.At this stage, the plot derails with the introduction of drug-king Carlos. Only McKussic knows what Carlos looks like and he is supposed to be the middle man in some sort of drug deal, whether he wants it or not. Carlos is played by an overbearing Raul Julia, and he takes over the show.The movie goes quickly downhill as police vs. drug dealers action movie. Some scenes are weird and overlong, such as Carlos and McKussic playing table tennis in the middle of the night and Carlos singing an Italian aria. A predictable cop squabble is added into the mix and the ending is downright idiotic.In my opinion a character study of the triangle situation would have been more appropriate, because the set up worked really well in the first part. Unfortunately, the movie with some soul turned into predictable cop story.

Continuing my plan to watch every Mel Gibson movie in order, I come to Tequila SunrisePlot In A Paragraph: Mac (Gibson) is a drug dealer who wants to go straight. His old and best friend Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell) is now a cop who is assigned to investigate him and his friendship with a Mexican dealer named Carlos, who the police believe is coming to town to meet with him.him. Both men fall for Jo Ann (Michelle Pfeiffer) a restaurant owner. It was actually an effort to get through this movie. Dull, bland, uninteresting and just boring. I actually contemplated turning it off on several occasions. All of the cast look good, but when they appear bored with it all. There is a good idea in Tequila Sunrise, but it just doesn't work. At least not for me. Tequila Sunrise ended the year the 26th highest grossing movie of 1988 with a domestic gross of $41 million.

Dale 'Mac' McKussic was a successful drug dealer in Southern California but now it seems he wants to go straight; unfortunately nobody else seems to want him to leave the business and the DEA are desperate to put him away. His situation is further complicated because Mac's old friend Nick Frescia just happens to be the local police officer leading the investigation; he doesn't want to bust his friend but will if he has to. Mac frequents a restaurant owned by Jo Ann Vallenari because he rather fancies her; the DEA believe he must be doing something illicit there so Nick gets close to Jo Ann to find out what she knows… especially anything concerning 'Carlos'; a Mexican drug baron who is rumoured to be coming north for a major deal involving Mac.This is a solid film that nicely combines a crime thriller with a dash of romance. Mel Gibson does a fine job as Mac; we know that the character has been involved in the drug business but the way he is portrayed makes him likable and keeps the viewer hoping he is being honest about leaving the business… even when evidence often suggests otherwise. Kurt Russell also does a solid job as Nick and Michelle Pfeiffer impresses as Jo Ann. The rest of the cast, which includes the likes of J. T. Walsh and Raul Julia are pretty good too. The story is interesting with a decent number of twists before the tense and explosive conclusion. Overall I'd say that this is a pretty good film; not a must see but is worth seeing if you are a fan of the genre or any of the stars.

This was a really dumb movie. It's mainly a silly love-triangle romance with a super-thin, drug caper plot. I vaguely remember watching this one as a kid, and being very bored, but I couldn't remember exactly what it was about or anything. Now, here I am, watching it again, and it really is the same boring, stupid movie. It's nice to see Kurt Russell and Mel Gibson along with Michelle Pfeiffer, but not only that, it's also got Raul Julia and JT Walsh, two late, great character actors, from way back. I just wish it were in a better movie. Ironically, of these two film greats, both of whom I, myself, remember fondly, one's character kills the other, immediately before effectively bringing about his own death, while recklessly lashing out at one of the leads.This movie has some good parts, namely the acting, which I could find no fault with, but the nonsense crime plot and silly romance really hang it up.Frankly, I'm fairly amused by all the positive reviews, but also by the fact that the director, Towne, also wrote Chinatown, possibly the best film of it's type, and which was a far, far, better flick than this one. Worth noting: in addition to Chinatown, (and despite Tequila Sunrise), Towne is also credited with writing multiple other of my own personal favorite movies, such as The Last Detail, Frantic, The Firm, The Parallax View, Bonnie & Clyde, and even a couple of the Mission: Impossible movies. I guess everyone has a bad day, from time to time...