Once Upon a Time in Mexico

The results are patchy: on the one hand, the stylistics are well funded, so action stunts are given plenty of screen time and production time. Enough, at any rate, to enjoy the rich locations and the rich music, the beautiful cast and the craggy-faced actors playing the 'colourful characters' - all the while suppressing anti-violence feelings. ... Full Review

Despite the performance by Depp, the rest of this movie is flat. Once Upon A Time In Mexico" starts out Xeroxing "Desperado" with a Mexican named Bellini(Cheech Marin) telling a tall story about a gunslinging mariachi to an unsavory CIA agent named Sands played by Johnny Depp. ... Full Review

Now, a revenge flick is fine now and then....Now, after having spent some time learning what makes a film bad I can see....However, it was not such a monumental failure of a film....In the past I have enjoyed Robert Rodriguez's films..... ... Full Review

Even the gunplay in the film is sloppy. Salma Hayek shows up only in flashbacks as the slain wife, no doubt to repay a favor to the director who made her famous. Thankfully, over the years, the director has made some good friends. ... Full Review

it could just be Robert Rodriguez's best film after Spy Kids .....Again, Once Upon A Time In Mexico might not be the best film ever made....certainly is a filmmaker who loves to 'cut and paste' the work of previous 'masters....plagues film criticism is probably overly harsh.....Once Upon A Time In Mexico is brimming with Rodriguez's trademark flair and joy in the language of B-grade action flicks..... ... Full Review

Wise beyond his years, the reluctant and shockingly super-skilled killer became a centerpiece for Rodriguez's only partly ironic homage to the construction of legends, cultures, and nations, a witty riff on how heroes accommodate their moments. After hearing all about how the Mariachi won't tolerate roguish behavior, how he shot up a joint with implacable grace, and how he was perfectly matched with the stunning and lethal Carolina (Salma Hayek, who appears with precious little dialogue, only in flashbacks ... Full Review

It's a phenomenal concept, layered and smart and full of comedy and history. So, if you're listening to this, I may be talking way too fast and saying way too much, but if you're into methodology, you'll get a lot of that here, as well as some really funny behind the scenes stories. ... Full Review

So, if you're listening to this, I may be talking way too fast and saying way too much, but if you're into methodology, you'll get a lot of that here, as well as some really funny behind the scenes stories. Wise beyond his years, the reluctant and super-skilled killer became a centerpiece for Rodriguez's only partly ironic homage to the construction of legends, cultures, and nations, a witty riff on how heroes accommodate their moments. ... Full Review

In it, Johnny Depp is eating a pulled pork dish that he orders at every restaurant he goes to, but in this case the dish is so good he kills the cook because of it. I think the problems all boil down to the film being shot on hi-def digital cameras ... Full Review

typically do not enjoy films that utilize MTV-like cuts.....No matter how glaring the story issues are, Once Upon A Time In Mexico is still a wonderfully entertaining flick.....Also returning is the lovely and curvaceous Salma Hayek.... ... Full Review