MOVIE - ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO - Review Rating $$$$$ $$$$ (OUT OF 10)
STARRING - Antonio Banderas (El Mariachi), Salma Hayek (Carolina), Johnny Depp (CIA Agent Sands), Eva Mendes (Special Agent Ajedrez), Willem Dafoe (Barillo),
Mickey Rourke (Billy), Danny Trejo (Cucuy) & Cheech Marin.
DIRECTOR/WRITER - Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty, Desperado, Spy Kids, El Mariachi, Spy Kids 2 & 3)
A vivid and violent masterpiece in the tradition of Pulp Fiction.
Technically, this is the final chapter of Robert Rodriguez's trilogy that started with his debut, El Mariachi, and continued with Desperado. Once Upon A Time In Mexico is so majestic and visceral that you forgive its other sins. The brilliance of Once Upon A Time In Mexico is that it seamlessly combines the unabashed sentimentalism of the larger than life John Wayne type Western and the harsh reality of Eastwood's Unforgiven in one film.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico, unlike Open Range, is the real macoy.
Running time - 101 minutes.
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