Reception.

The film received mildly warm reviews. Variety described it as “an undeniable exercise in third-hand coolness, with nods to spaghetti Westerns and ’70s drive-in actioners, El Gringo is diverting enough”, continuing, “willfully over-the-top action and character types are fun if never quite as giddily distinctive as hoped for.” The Los Angeles Times summarized, “not bad exactly, but it’s not especially notable either.” IndieWire noted that the film’s “colorful character[s] […] don’t really get much to do to emphasize their identities amidst the action”, adding, “El Gringo gets bogged down in overly-plotty nonsense, but the fight choreography and shootouts are fast-paced and inventive, allowing the film to come alive in spite of its time-wasting peripherals”, giving the film a “B−”.

Cast:

• Scott Adkins as The Man
• Christian Slater as Lieutenant West
• Peter Bachvarov as “Tortuga”
• Zahari Baharov as Officer Bell
• Minoza Bazova as Female Bus Station Attendant
• Michail Elenov as Pablo
• Yvette Yates as Anna
• Israel Islas as “Culebra”
• Erando González as Chief Espinoza
• Sofía Sisniega as “Flaca”
• Valentin Ganev as Deputy Chief Logan
• Krasimir Rankov as Restaurante Owner
• Velislav Pavlov as Officer Dunn
• Bashar Rahal as Officer Sullivan
• Edward Joe Scargill as Officer Conner
• Atanas Srebrev as Rick
• Marii Rosen as “Naco”
• George Karkulovski as “El Jefe”
• Vlado Mihailov as “Chilango”
• Yoanna Temelkova as Shop Keeper