Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Pedro Armendáriz Jr., José Luis Avendaño

Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Pedro Armendáriz Jr., José Luis Avendaño | "This is so good, I have to kill the cook."

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	Once Upon a Time in Mexico Pedro Armendáriz Jr., José Luis Avendaño Sony Pictures, 2004 average customer review:based on 269 reviews view larger image
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Leaping back into action gun-slinging guitar-toting hero "El Mariachi" is back in town in ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO as director Robert Rodriguez delivers the epic final chapter of his pulp Western trilogy. Starring Antonio Banderas Salma Hayek Johnny Depp Mickey Rourke Eva Mendes Enrique Iglesias and Willem Dafoe ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO is a full-frontal assault.System Requirements:Running Time: 101 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 043396087170 Manufacturer No: 8717

GREAT

THIS WAS A GREAT MOVIE. DESPERADO DID HAVE A SPECIAL CHARM WHICH IS HARD TO TOP, BUT THIS MOVIE SORT OF TOOK A DIFFERENT SPIN. IT HAD TO - DESPERADO WAS THAT GOOD. JOHNNY DEPP IS ADDED TO THE MIX, AND HE MUST HAVE WANTED THIS ROLE, AS HE IS VERY PICKY ABOUT THE ROLES HE PLAYS. HERE, HE DELIVERS AGAIN, AND UPSTAGES EVERYONE, HE'S SUCH A BRILLANT ACTOR. IT'S A GREAT MOVIE. I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE BUT THE MOST JADED PERSON SITTING THERE THINKING - THIS SUCKS. IT'S LOADS OF FUN FROM START TO FINISH. THE ONLY PART I DID NOT LIKE WAS THE GORE FACTOR IN TERMS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO DEPP'S CHARACTER IN ONE SCENE. BUT HE MADE IT WORK, AND EVEN MADE IT COMICAL FOR THE REST OF THE MOVIE. AGAIN, DEPP STEALS THE SHOW.

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"This is so good, I have to kill the cook."

The Good Things
*Very good video and sound quality.
*Includes a great deal of special features, such as commentaries, a bunch of featurettes, and trailers.
*Loads of great action scenes. These are probably the best shoot-outs in the entire Mexico trilogy.
*Still well-filmed and well-edited.
*Great writing.
*Good acting; interesting characters.
*Good music.

The Bad Things
*Storyline is pretty convoluted, and can be hard to follow.
*There are so many characters in this movie that it can be hard to remember who's who and what they want and so on.

The Other Things
*The film is mostly in English, with subtitles for Spanish-speaking parts.

Although this doesn't quite outdo "Desperado" or even the original "El Mariachi," "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" is wildly entertaining. The action scenes are its greatest strength, for they are bigger (almost epic in scale) and great fun to watch. The characters are great, even if there are dozens of them. The only thing that really suffers is the story, which can be difficult to comprehend. Still, most action movie fans will like this.

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Judged on it's own merits...not that bad

It's hard not to see this as a let down following Desperado and given the additions of some big names, most notably Johnny Depp. However, judged as simply another high action low everything else movie, it isn't that bad. There's lots of explosions, shoot-em up scenes, and some over-the-top squeamishness, but there is enough left-over cool factor from the previous two to make it enjoyable enough. Depp steals the show and in hindsight, I wonder if this was a vehicle made more for him than Banderas, Hayek, or anyone else. His character is compelling to watch as he quirks his way through the convoluted plot and brings a bludgeoningly sardonic element to the otherwise largely two dimensional characters. Hayek is barely present, Mickey Rourke is bland, and Willem Dafoe was simply a bad choice. He does an almost black-face as a Mexican, the make-up so horridly obvious on his fair features. I find it impossible to believe that there were no Latino actors who could've brought equal marquee stature and shored up the woeful lack of credibility brought by Dafoe. Still, Eva Mendes is a nice evil touch and the heart of the movie may just belong to Ruben Blades as the retired FBI agent out to do the right thing.
Once again, as in Desperado, there is a boy who plays a small but important role in the movie and adds some humanity to the popcorn carnage.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a fair part of the trilogy and while it pales in comparison to it's predecessors, standing on its own, it is adequate enough for a good viewing.

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