Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
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Reviews Counted:158
Fresh:108
Rotten:50
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Violent, pulpy, loopy fun, with Depp stealing the show.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: The saga of the mythic guitar-slinging hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), continues in Robert Rodriguez’s bravura action epic Once Upon a Time in Mexico. The new adventure is set against a... [More]
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek, Ruben Blades
Director: Robert Rodriguez
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'Once Upon A Time in Mexico plays like a delirious combination of A Fistful of Dollars, The Revenger's Tragedy and Airplane.' Full Review |
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A shoddy Sergio Leone 'tribute' filmed from a first draft by a director who lacks the discipline to match his talent. Full Review |
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This third chapter in Rodriguez's Mariachi trilogy is perhaps his best film yet--a lively, outrageously enjoyable action comedy with serious subtext. Full Review |
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...a cartoonish action movie that entertains without garnering empathy for any of its characters, with the exception of Ruben Blades' Jorge. Full Review |
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Occasionally hits heights worthy of its Sergio Leone-inspired title ... but its manic invention exhausts more than enthralls. Full Review |
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To be fair, Rodriguez's wicked dialogue does elicit some laughs amongst the on-screen carnage. Full Review |
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A splendid cast and spectacular orgies of carnage combine to produce a surprisingly creaky, labored, and boring movie. Full Review |
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Over the top and all over the place, Once Upon A Time In Mexico is as unruly as it characters: joyously style-driven as a Bond movie but with its own set of style guidelines. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Once Upon a Time in Mexico
May 08, 2007:
Banderas Denies "Sin City 2" Gig
Just because he's worked with Robert Rodriguez a half-dozen times already, that doesn't mean Antonio Banderas is a lock to appear in "Sin City 2" -- despite what... More...
April 06, 2006:
Critical Consensus: Take Or Leave This "Lead,: An Odd "Number," "Benchwarmers"
This week at the movies, we explore the joys of dance ("Take the Lead"), mistaken identity ("Lucky Number Slevin"), our national pastime ("The... More...
September 18, 2002:
Film fans know Robert Rodriguez as the man who made the inexpensive indie hit, 'El Mariachi' -- In 2003 he brings badass guitar cases back into fashion with 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico,' the third installment of the Mariachi legend. 
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