Overview
A chaotic night of mistaken identities leads to unexpected hilarity and mayhem in the heart of Mexico City.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- chaotic
- sardonic
- late night comedy
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film energetic and inventive as a dark Mexican crime comedy, though its execution and humor divided opinion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nacho is mistaken for Oscar Cabos, while Botcha and Nico abduct the wrong man and Jaque separately attempts to manage Cabos.
Cabos’s aggression, kidnappings, beatings, and gangster complications are framed through slapstick accidents and escalating comic disorder.
Jaque and Mudo’s attempt to deal with Cabos intersects with Botcha and Nico’s kidnapping plan and Nacho’s theft.
Cabos’s steel-magnate identity, clothes, jewels, employee relationships, and kidnappers’ assumptions drive the reversals.
Films like Killing Cabos, and why
Very Bad Things
Shares irreverent crime comedy, escalating kidnapping complications, and ensemble-driven farce.
The Big Lebowski
Combines dark humor, criminal schemes, mistaken identities, and chaotic ensemble plotting.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Comparable for fast-moving comic crime entanglements, abrasive characters, and absurd violence.
El Infierno
Shares Mexican setting, comic criminal misadventure, and a rowdy action-comedy tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- Alejandro Lozano
- Release Date
- 2004-07-16
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (188)
Cast
- Tony Dalton
- Ana Claudia Talancón
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
- Kristoff Raczynski
- Raúl Méndez
- Joaquín Cosío
- Silverio Palacios
- Rocío Verdejo
- Jacqueline Voltaire
- Pedro Altamirano
Common questions
- What is Killing Cabos about?
- A botched assault and mistaken kidnapping unleash a delirious chain reaction among a steel magnate, his employee, and an opportunistic crew in Mexico City.
- What is Killing Cabos like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Killing Cabos as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Killing Cabos violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Killing Cabos as moderate.
- What did critics think of Killing Cabos?
- Critics generally found the film energetic and inventive as a dark Mexican crime comedy, though its execution and humor divided opinion.
- Which films are like Killing Cabos?
- Films with a similar feel include Very Bad Things, The Big Lebowski, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and El Infierno.
- How long is Killing Cabos?
- Killing Cabos runs 98 minutes.
