Synopsis
Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who gradually realizes how far his new acquainted power and corruption can get him.
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Cast
- Damián AlcázarJuan Vargas
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.López
- Delia CasanovaRosa
- Juan Carlos ColomboRamírez
- Isela VegaDoña Lupe
- Ernesto Gómez CruzGobernador
- Alex CoxGringo
- Miguel Ángel FuentesPancho
- Noemí GarcíaSecretaria
- Guillermo GilCura
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
A bombshell in its home country, Herod's Law is made with the kind of flair that ensures a following everywhere politicians are venal and voters hope against hope for deliverance. - 88
Boston Globe
Incisive, highly entertaining political farce. - 80
Variety
Provocative, well-shot and vastly entertaining in its malice. - 80
L.A. Weekly
A bracingly sarcastic political comedy -- it opens on a bound copy of Mexico's Constitution, stuffed with cash -- possessed of a baleful satiric eye for hypocrisy and greed, a delicious anti-clerical bent, and pitch-perfect comic timing. - 80
Dallas Observer
Smart, sassy and much more fun than most political diatribes. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Estrada can be faulted for not fully developing these supporting characters, or for not weaving them seamlessly into his story. His eye all along is so clearly and surely on The Point that at times plot details and peripheral performances are washed over. - 70
Chicago Reader
Estrada references Welles throughout with his low-angle deep-focus shots, grotesque close-ups, and brassy sound track. The actors are uniformly excellent, embracing their arch roles without succumbing to caricature. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The film is bold and passionate, but not subtle, and that is its downfall.
