Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

seveb-25179 I've just been watching "The Border" with Jack Nickolson. which is very topical given recent events in the USA in 2018.A distopian present as relevant now as it was when it was made in 1982. Jack on Mexican Border control. It does not pull it's punches when it comes to social comment, showing all facets of the strange underworld of this border society - the suffering and exploitation of the poor people, the corruption, the effect of crime and drugs on youth, while it also satirises American consumerism and even manages a somewhat happy ending, where the two main protagonists, Jack and a young Mexican mother, are not exactly better off, but no worse off, which, given what happens in between, feels like a win for them.I can also describe it as an action movie, as by 1970s standards it has as many car chases and shoot ups as an equivalent Clint Eastwood or Charles Bronson movie. Being a somewhat realistic movie, Jack is never allowed to kills anyone out right, he shoots one bad guy in the leg, who, distracted, then runs into a clothes line and accidently blows his head off with his own shotgun, and later he shoots and punctures the tire of a large earth moving machine, which evil Harvey Kietel is hiding under, and the machine slowiy subsides, crushing Kietel beneath it!So all in all a rare combination of social comment and entertainment, which is probably why it wasn't very successful at the time. Those who are passionate about the political issues may feel it trivialises them, whereas I think it performs the function of highlighting them for those like myself that would not watch a movie on this topic that did not also provide the type of entertainment I seek.

Rodrigo Amaro Dry and uninspired "The Border" escapes from being weak thankful to some good performances and some good moments. But it's hard, tiring and not engaging movie about an honest border cop (Jack Nicholson) dealing with a practically whole corrupt force who smuggles illegal Mexican immigrants, drugs and gets an awful lot of money with this. Charlie, Nicholson's character, only enters in the game to satisfy his compulsive and big spender wife, who wants to live in a dream by buying stuff. But Charlie also wants to help a Mexican girl (Elpidia Carillo) her younger brother and her son to accomplish their prosperity in this new land, trying to compensate his lack of good deeds now that he's part of a dangerous system that also involves dealers and mercenaries. Best thing was to make the bad cops as more likable folks than the blasé anti-hero. Probably because they were made as simple as possible, people to get ahead in a system that allows you to do that and they never threatened or treated Charlie differently after he turned down their offers, at first. It all changes when Charlie cannot look himself in the mirror disgusted with this situation and people start getting murdered. They are very seductive up to a certain point, and that made the movie more bearable, won't say enjoyable because it staggered frequently with some of its dramatic moments and relatively enjoyable action sequences. Its lack of purpose is upsetting just as much as the mixture of drama and thriller - only reaching memorable peaks with the climatic ending and when the baby is kidnapped. The privileged look given by foreign directors of privileged countries (in this case, the British Tony Richardson) is always one dimensional and clichéd, never trying to be more than just a romanticized copy of reality - see my review of "Crossing Over" as well. And there's so much more to be explored here instead of just giving Charlie investigating everything or seeing his wife living this costly dream of fun barbecues, water bed and stuff. We should be able to relate a little more with the immigrant characters, hear their voices and wishes, give more substance instead of poor folks who want to live a better life - which is true - running away (as sort of pointed out) from earthquakes. Despite its troubles, "The Border" offers a good performance from Nicholson and an outstanding Harvey Keitel as Charlie's "best buddy" who invites the good cop to a world of possibilities and illicit acts as well. At the end of day, you have something good from this film. 6/10

pc95 Over the last decades there have been quite a few movies about Mexican to United States Immigration and Border Patrolling. This one, entitled "The Border" is an early 80s era story directed by Tony Richardson. It focuses on a quasi corrupted border agent, played by Jack Nicholson. The direction and story is fairly linear, but not bad. Corruption is broadly painted across both sides of the border, and unfortunately it seems fairly plausible. Supporting cast members do a good job backing up Nicholson including Elpidia Carrilo, Warren Oates, and a young Harvey Keitel. I liked the grittiness of the settings and the way Nicholson's character was unhappy both at home and on the job. The movie had some fairly graphic and violent turns, even for the time. Title song seemed to fit well. Worthy of a watch. About a 7/10

Qui Queg the movie starts with the scene of a cathedral being hit by an earthquake, and that's the first time you will see the young mom with her kid which is going to play an important role in this movie. there are more than one phrase i remember, like "some people are too stupid to let a gravel roll down a mountain" (translated from the German audio track), thus said the officer being played by keitel, meaning not to mess with unimportant people, and "uniform means, all do look alike". Then one day the young mom and the officer meet each other, but she does not trust him, but Cat says, she is flirting with you. What i liked about it was the true language that seems to be taken right off the mouth of existing people, and if you watch this movie, you may think, this is a story written by life itself.- there are at least three more scenes worth mentioning- one guy whom they promised to put at large was found dead on the Mexican side of the border, the scene when smith is being beaten up in a bodega in Mexico, which could have changed his mind not to ask too many questions, the argument with his wife about spending too much money, and finally, bringing the baby to its mom. in this argument with his wife he says "when they start substracting the interest rates from my income you won't be able to buy even a women's hygiene article", so he gives the audience a realistic estimation of what he expects from life. finally smith thinks about Cat who just want to make profit by his position no matter how poor the people are who want to immigrate into the us, and the thought of the young mom who is separated from her baby is pursuing him so much, he decides to "do at least once something good" in his life. so, i let the characters speak for themselves to give you an impression, even it's been quite a while since i was watching this movie for the last time. the only question is why i gave only 8 and not ten out of ten? it's because i don't know if it was based on a true story or just a result of well-knitted plot.