Thus while his Innerspace is in obvious debt to such innocuous Saturday afternoon fare as 1968's Fantastic Voyage and 1957's The Incredible Shrinking Man, it's kind of coarse — like The Incredible Shrinking Man might've been 15 years later, or like the rest of Dante's oeuvre, including Matinee, is. (filmfreakcentral.net)
Critics Consensus: Gringo rounds up a bafflingly overqualified cast for a misfire of a comedy that's fatally undermined by its messy plot, poorly conceived characters, and obvious debts to better films. (rottentomatoes.com)
Gringo's obvious debt to the works of Tarantino and the Coen brothers give it a tone that's too arch and haphazard to keep the audience rooted in its characters. (rottentomatoes.com)