Once Upon a Time in Mexico
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Actor: Antonio Banderas, Jos? Luis Avenda?o, Miguel Couturier, Pedro Armend?riz Jr., Rub?n BladesBrand: Sony
Primary Contributor: Hayek, Salma
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Movie Review: Guerilla Warfare With Hollywood Flair
Summary: 2 Stars
Anyone interested in how bad a $30 million film can be? Keep reading.
"Once Upon A Time In Mexico" is a blow-em' up, shoot-em' up fiasco, replete with an ensemble cast that fails to impress. Antonio Banderas reprises his role as El Mariachi (emphasis on the "El") and this time nearly the entire state of Mexico has a bounty on his head. The film's continued saga from the prequels "El Mariachi" and 1995's more notable "Desperado" suffers from clich? grand?, El now avenging the brutal murder of his wife and daughter.
The rest of the plot is completely nonsensical and I won't bother to explain. I can't really remember what it was anyway, seeing as how it was so ridiculous and I decided instead to pay attention to the smoldering visages of Johnny Depp and Antonio Banderas. I'm sure that doesn't help out the straight men that are reading this. Well, tough.
But this might. Salma Hayek, who played the voluptuous (and I underlined that part) Carolina in "Desperado", also reprises her role but only in retrospect, her screen time made extremely brief due to the flashbacks she appears in. Perhaps she was too absorbed in the labor of love that became "Frida" (shoots for "Once Upon a Time" were deferred to accommodate her schedule with director Julie Taymor) and Rodriguez decided that what little he got out of her would be first dibs for the cutting-room floor. Despite this, Hayek still got top billing. I guess that million-dollar salary speaks for itself, eh?
Depp is an excellent character actor but his outing as Sands is beneath him. I only wish that HE had been the star of the show or at least had a much more substantial amount of time on camera. For a 40-year old man that doesn't look a day over 25 (and that's not an exaggeration on my part), he should've gotten a lot more face time, if you ask me. He soon made up for that with all of his "Pirates of the Carribean" films, not to mention winning a Golden Globe for 2007's "Sweeney Todd".
The addition of Latin crooner Enrique Iglesias (Lorenzo) to the cast is a little bit laughable but the sultry singer manages not to embarrass himself too much - he had more talent in his music videos, I'm sorry to say (except for "Hero" - GAG ME). Willem Dafoe looks impressive as the villainous Barillo but fails to convince as soon as he opens his mouth to speak English, much less Spanish. Ruben Blades is a disappointment as Jorge, a retired FBI agent who gets back into the game to bag a little retaliation of his own for a murdered partner. Who embarrasses the most is Mickey Rourke as Billy, one of Barillo's lackeys and certainly the most pathetic. The only thing I found redeeming about him was Moco, the adorable little Chihuahua he toted everywhere.
The many explosions and gunfire may provide action buffs satisfaction o' plenty, but the bang for a lady's buck comes from watching two gorgeous men (Depp, Banderas) prove that age ain't nothing but a number.
Summary of Once Upon a Time in Mexico
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: 8717Guns, guns, guns! And a few explosions as bodies fly through the air and crash into tables and fruit stands. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, like all Robert Rodriguez movies, is all about the kinetic kick of high-velocity action. Johnny Depp, blase and whimsical, plays a CIA agent who's drawn guitar-playing gun-slinger Antonio Banderas (long black hair flopping over his face like the ears of a Labrador puppy) into a ridiculously convoluted plot to overthrow the Mexican government. Along for the ride are a craggy-faced rogue's gallery including Willem Dafoe, Mickey Rourke, Danny Trejo, Ruben Blades, and (to balance things out) the smooth, tantalizing complexions of Eva Mendes and Salma Hayek. For sheer trashy fun, Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a step down from its predecessor, Desperado--but Desperado set the bar pretty high. For coherent storytelling, look elsewhere, but for action razzle-dazzle, this is your movie. --Bret Fetzer
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