History YMMV / TheMexican

** Samantha goes from JerkassWoobie to TheScrappy repeatedly.

* SignatureScene: The conversations between Sam and Leroy are considered the best scenes in the film by critics, and many viewers wish that Jerry's story was shortened so more focus could be on them.
* SoOkayItsAverage: The film got middling reviews from critics and audiences and is generally remembered for its impressive cast. [[Film/OceansEleven The other 2001 comedy starring Pitt and Roberts]] fared much better. The biggest amount of praise went to Creator/JamesGandolfini for his performance, with many critics citing him as the best part of the movie.
* {{Tearjerker}}: Leroy's death. Although Jerry had little choice in killing him, it's still sad to see such a complex character die, especially after forming a genuine friendship with Sam.

* SoOkayItsAverage: The film got middling reviews from critics and audiences and is generally remembered for its impressive cast. [[Film/OceansEleven The other 2001 comedy starring Pitt and Roberts]] fared much better.
* {{Tearjerker}}: Leroy/Winston's death. Although Jerry had little choice in killing him, it's still sad to see such a complex character die, especially after forming a genuine friendship with Sam.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler: Fake Leroy/Winston. Did he really care for Sam or was he just tricking her to make Jerry give him the Mexican and deliver it to Naman]].

** ''Naugahyde'.
* TheScrappy: Samantha. It starts with her going on a tirade about Jerry not doing what they wanted to do instead of going to Mexico even when Jerry explicitly tells her that if he doesn't does his work for Margolese, a ''Mafia kingpin'', he '''''will be killed'''''. Things only get worse from there -- to the point that in one scene Jerry actually tries to crash a car ''to make her shut up'' (it's partially because he's trying to scare Leroy, but he's really ''that'' sick of her tirades).

* SoOkayItsAverage: The film got middling reviews from critics and audiences and is generally remembered for its impressive cast.

* {{Anvilicious}} / SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The moral dropped by Leroy/[[spoiler:Winston]]: "When two people love each other, but can't get their shit together, when does it get to the point where enough is enough? [[spoiler: Never]]".

* SoOkayItsAverage: It's not a bad film, but nothing special too. Most people attribute Julia and Brad's strong performances though.
* TheWoobie: [[spoiler: The gunsmith's assistant and daughter, who lose their lives over the Mexican]].

* FridgeBrilliance - Winston telling Sam about the tattoo, saying that it's the name of someone he doesn't like very much. After you watch the movie again, you realize that he's talking about [[spoiler:himself]].
* MemeticMutation: EL CAMINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

** The multiple stories in regards to the Mexican's origin story as well.

** ''Naugahigh''.

* TheScrappy: Samantha. It starts with her going on a tirade about Jerry not doing what they wanted to do instead of going to Mexico even when Jerry explicitly tells her that if he doesn't does his work for Margolese, a ''Mafia kingpin'', he ''''will be killed''''. Things only get worse from there -- to the point that in one scene Jerry actually tries to crash a car ''to make her shut up'' (it's partially because he's trying to scare Leroy, but he's really ''that'' sick of her tirades).

* TheScrappy: Samantha. It starts with her going on a tirade about Jerry not doing what they wanted to do instead of going to Mexico even when Jerry explicitly tells her that if he doesn't does his work for Margolese, a ''Mafia kingpin'', he ''''will be killed'''. Things only get worse from there -- to the point that in one scene Jerry actually tries to crash a car ''to make her shut up'' (it's partially because he's trying to scare Leroy, but he's really ''that'' sick of her tirades).

* TheScrappy: Samantha. It starts with her going on a tirade about Jerry not doing what they wanted to do instead of going to Mexico even when Jerry explicitly tells her that if he doesn't does his work for Margolese, a ''Mafia kingpin'', he ''''will be killed'''. Things only get worse from there -- to the point that in one scene Jerry actually tries to crash a car ''to make her shut up'' (it's partially because he's trying to scare Leroy, but he's really ''that'' sick of her tirades).

* Anvilicious / SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The moral dropped by Leroy/[[spoiler: Winston]]: "When two people love each other, but can't get their shit together, when does it get to the point where enough is enough? [[spoiler: Never]]".

* BetterThanItSounds