Gringo is the story of Harold Soyinka and in any normal pair of hands, the story could have been captivating and entertaining but instead the film is convoluted and an underwhelming jumble of a film. The narrative and tone of the film is a mess - with two specific characters and their subplot popping in and out of the film at an astonishing rate. There are a few jokes that do land and David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron and Sharlto Copley look like they’re having fun with the comedy caper, but that can’t really save it from an over-long running time and a script that thinks it belongs to twenty different genres, all at the same time.
Shout by Brendan WhiteBlockedParent2018-03-09T23:21:15Z
Gringo is the story of Harold Soyinka and in any normal pair of hands, the story could have been captivating and entertaining but instead the film is convoluted and an underwhelming jumble of a film. The narrative and tone of the film is a mess - with two specific characters and their subplot popping in and out of the film at an astonishing rate. There are a few jokes that do land and David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron and Sharlto Copley look like they’re having fun with the comedy caper, but that can’t really save it from an over-long running time and a script that thinks it belongs to twenty different genres, all at the same time.