Saxy soft pornish aspects aside, it's actually somehow a very cozy and enjoyable character study. Pfeifer especially, had a real knack for this sort of thing.

The plot is totally preposterous, but the characters are having so much fun acting it out that you don't really care. Michelle Pfeiffer never looked more gorgeous and that's saying something. My only criticism is I don't think she and Mel Gibson had much chemistry. Still a very entertaining watch.

3 of my favorite actors.

This film should not have been this good, but the three leads really bring their A game to provide a dark romantic comedy and left me satisfied at the end of the day.

This idea of ​​the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.

No cinematic masterpiece, but a snappy screenplay by Robert Towne and some good performances by top shelf actors such as Raul Julia and JT Walsh (not to mention Pfeiffer, Russell and Gibson at the peak of their sexy primes) make Tequila Sunrise an entirely watchable crime thriller.

A bizarre dud of a thriller. Every scene feels like it should be working because of the cast and the cinematography but it just doesn't. The issue is Towne's screenplay which feels both over and underwritten (too much dialogue which doesn't so much explain the characters as obfuscate them in a fog of nonsense) and at certain point you just wish everyone would just shut-up and shoot something.

I watched this on DVD recently. It's a very easy film to watch with top actors, nice locations, good soundtrack and slick cinematography. However, I found the story over complicated and lacking credibility which ultimately undermines everything else I liked. The problem is that the film is fundamentally conflicted by trying too hard to be a crime thriller and a love story. It's still pleasant to watch but leaves the viewer unfulfilled and feeling sold short at the end. It's a shame, because with some story tweaks and better direction this could have been a great movie.

Minha opinião: Este filme só de ver a belíssima Michelle já vale apena. Temos 2 icones do cinema, Mel e Kurt. Kurt já fez uma dobrada também com Stalone e um bom filme "Tango e Cash". Aqui os 2 são amigos de longa data, da época de jovens e que se meteram em enrascada. Aqui Mel volta a sua cidade natal depois de um período estar preso. E quando ele volta a policia fica alvoriçada e seu velho amigo vai alerta-lo para não se meter em encreca. Porém a narcótico esta em seu encalço pois Mel é o único que conhece o chefe do cartel que é Raul. E mel acaba envolvendo a linda Michelle, por quem ele esta apaixonado. Mas acaba ocorrendo um triangulo amoroso agora com Kurt. A salada esta armada. E temos o filho de Mel para dar uma balanceada. E entre romance, chefe do trafico, como tudo isso terminará. E termina quando Raul diz que Michelle deve ser executada pois viu seu rosto. E agora para que lado Mel vai pender? Para da sua amada ou do seu amigo? Roteiro e enredo legal, porém uma estoria morna, que acabou envolvendo romance. E quando falamos de Mel e Kurt, essa não é bem a praia deles. Como em Tango e Cash, quem sabe se tivessem feito mais nesta pegada, teria dado mais bilheteria. Vale apena assistir? Sim Nota: 6,5

Perfect cast with chemistry, plus a great film! They really don't make them like this anymore.

All right lets get this over with, Tequila sunrise. Yes, out of all the Mel Gibson films I was going to watch and this is the one I wanted to see the least. And let me tell you folks, this is one of my boring films of all time. Oh god do I hate this film. This is the first film that I think it's boring instead I like the theme song at the end credits. I love this song but I hated the film. This is definitely one of my least favorites.

This is a classic 80s film and a favorite. The soundtrack is perfect for the time and the story. The characters draw you in and the dialogue makes for a memorable experience. Raul Julia in particular has some wonderful scenes. And Mel Gibson and Kirk Russel play well together with Michelle Pfeiffer fitting nicely in the love triangle that anchors the movie. If you're looking for the best film of the decade, no this is not it. But if you're looking for a classic film from the 80s, with moments that you'll always remember, great music and cinematography, you'll enjoy this. One of my favorites.

An easy watch with a great cast. Despite the bad reviews, there’s really nothing bad about it. Especially with Mel and Kurt together in good form. There’s also just something likable and engaging about it.

Excellent 80s movie - lots of twist and turns, good acting and a good script. A must see!

Centering around our two main characters, Dale Mckussic, formally the biggest drug dealer in L.A. now trying to go straight and Nick Frescia, a childhood pal of Dale and now high-profile Detective. Nick just so happens to be on the trail of Dale's old business partner, Carlos, the biggest Mexican drug lord around. Dale finds himself in some hot water when he reluctantly agrees to one last score. Nick trying to be a true friend and a detective attempts to uncover Dale's involvement while simultaneously trying to save his friend. In an attempt to uncover more about Dale's involvement Nick cozy's up to Jo Ann, a restaurant owner and close friend of Nick, this leads to feelings developing and only adds to his contempt on the case. Lifelong loyalties are tested to the extreme and we're left wondering, can true friendship overcome the test of time and situation? Robert Towne is legendary when it comes to screenwriting and his directed films are no different truly allowing him to bring his writing to life. It follows a traditional idea, two lifelong friends who end up on opposite sides of the law later in life. Pretty run of the mill while the script is phenomenal, breathing life in each and every scene that kept me engaged the whole way. Gibson, Russell & Pfeiffer create this love triangle thats hard to stamp down where it leads keeping the interest alive. The ending is not one to knock your socks off and it doesn't aim to be, it's smart modern day film noir at its finest.

A boring, plotless, and forgettable film that has good acting from good cast members.

Dale "Mac" McKussic (Mel Gibson) is a former drug dealer trying to go straight. His close friend Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell) is a Detective Lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who, in spite of their long-term relationship going back to high school, is duty-bound to bring Mac to justice if he is selling drugs again, as DEA Agent Hal Maguire (J. T. Walsh) believes to be the case. Mac is attracted to stylish restaurant owner Jo Ann Vallenari (Michelle Pfeiffer). Nick becomes acquainted with Jo Ann while attempting to learn more about Mac's activities, in particular his relationship with the Mexican drug kingpin Carlos, whom the DEA agents and Mexican federal police commandante Escalante (Raul Julia) believe is coming to town. Mac has a legitimate business and is raising a son, trying to distance himself from his former drug smuggling ways. But he tries to help his lawyer (Arye Gross) sell some cocaine, and feels indebted to his old friend Carlos, who is pressuring Mac to do one last job... "Tequila Sunrise" was a commercial success, made for less than $20 million and grossing over $105 million worldwide. Critics commented both positively and negatively upon the labyrinthine nature of the complex plot, characteristic of earlier Robert Towne screenplays such as Chinatown. Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that "Tequila Sunrise weaves a tangled web, and there are times when we are not sure what is happening, or why. There are even moments when the chronology itself seems confused, when characters seem to know things they could not be aware of, when other characters arrive at places they should not have known about." Vincent Canby in the New York Times called it "the fuzzy focus of someone who has stared too long at a light bulb. Narrative points aren't made and the wrong points are emphasized." However, Time Out wrote that the "set-up has the precision of fine needlepoint, picking out the plot outline before embroidering it with a complex pattern of interwoven relationships." Michelle Pfeiffer was described as a "stunning presence" in the New York Times, while Time Out thought her "perfect as the immaculately dressed and icily controlled restaurateur caught between Gibson's honest (ex-)criminal and Russell's ambiguously motivated cop." Variety praised each of the lead performances—"Gibson projects control skating atop paranoia, and is appealing as a man you'd want to trust. Russell is fine as the slick cop who's confused by his own shifting values, and Pfeiffer achieves a rather touching quality with her gun-shy girl beneath the polished professional"—but concluded there was "not much kick in this cocktail, despite its mix of quality ingredients." "Tequila Sunrise" from 1988 is a crime thriller film written and directed by Oscar–winning screenwriter Robert Towne. The film boasts with a great 80s cast in Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell and Raul Julia. The plot is slightly complex with all the main characters being suspects and nobody knows whom they can trust. However, this is simply a snoozefest to me when re-seeing it in 2019. It´s a slowpaced, dialoguedriven and not that exciting film. It´s a blend thriller with no real highs in my opinion.

It's an okay action drama, but honestly, with all the ingredients here, there's no reason this thing should've been anything less than dynamite.

Tequila sunrise is an okay movie. Thereâ(TM)s nothing really you can say about it. Still Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell did have great performances.

2 best friends are a thief and a cop. A women gets between them.