The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Want to see something that isn't the standard formula script? This is it. I've seen it twice and found new things each time. Tommy Lee Jones is always great and Barry Pepper is the perfect choice for a thoroughly dispicable character.... Full review

This film deals with the concepts of political motivations such as illegal immigration, personal vengeance, and overall morality. The landscape of West Texas and Mexico are stunning. Tommy Lee Jones as lead actor and director is in true form. If you... Full review

As a director, this is Tommy Lee Jone's first Western, and it shouldn't be his last. It is one of the best western s I've seen in years, taking place in a modern setting. Tommy's character shows justice and integrity through... Full review

So I knew this would be a liberal take on illegals in the US and it was... but it was well made enough that even if you are conservative it is quite touching. When they are chasing down the home of... Full review

I didn't like this one, although it had the potential to be much better. Every character in this movie had the lowest moral standards, except for one man, and his only redeemable quality was his love for the Mexican man and... Full review

I cant believe this movie was so bad. totally unbeliveably bad. the first 30 minutes were fine and then it just flat died. i swear the movie critics get paid by the studios to give some of these movies high marks.... Full review

Don't waste your money seeing this movie. All Tommy Lee Jones is try to make a hero to mexican people and was pretty much insulting to this Mexican American.... Full review

Watching this film made me think about the individual: the illegal crossing the border and why he/she has to, and the over-zealous border guard who is redeemed and the power of friendship. I was especially impressed by the acting of Barry... Full review

This is a deeply flawed movie, but nonetheless interesting, and one can only speculate on how good it might have been. It's certainly worth a viewing due to its unusual nature, somewhere between "Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia" and... Full review

I was quite disappointed in this film. From what the critics have said about it to the overall positive reception it has received in the 'Independent Film' circle, I anxiously awaited this film to come to my hometown so I would... Full review

Coolest Cast Member: Melissa Leo plays the slutty town waitress who's equally smart and dumb, and contemptible and heroic. You win this time, Tommy Lee Jones. ... Full Review

This film was something I grabbed because I was in the mood for a good western and with Tommy Lee Jones sporting a cowboy hat and a 6 shooter wheel gun on the cover it looked like... From their ranches, mountains, lush scenery, and all the animals you see around. ... Full Review

enjoy the movie just.... ... Full Review

There were no snakes on a plane, but there was a snake on the plain, and that really provided some of the best comedy in this film. The scenery is breathtaking, and no punches are pulled. ... Full Review

THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA is the best film of the first half of this movie year. Pepper is usually in a strong, powerful role and he takes that to his advantage. This is not good vs evil like in a lot of westerns. ... Full Review

We have seen it at football grounds. The crowd heaves in a rise and fall, a giant moving undulation that someone, somewhere, for some reason, dubbed the Mexican wave. ... Full Article

A man (Melquiades) is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of a west Texas town. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. ... Full Article

Hands down, the best film I saw at last weekend's Longbaugh Festival was El Inmigrante , a grippingly told non-fiction account of tensions along the US-Mexico border. ... Full Article

In addition to directing, Jones plays Pete Perkins, a Texas rancher who, following the death of his jolly pal Melquiades Estrada ( Julio Cedillo ), is compelled to unearth the Mexican's corpse in order to honor Mel's request to be... ... Full Article

The final Oscar polls close today (Feb. 28) at 7 p.m.Texas time. That means if any upset is in the works to knock "Brokeback Mountain" off its lofty frontrunner perch, it will be a done deal as of this... ... Full Article

By Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada."A mouthful of a movie title but an impressive big-screen directing debut for Tommy Lee Jones. ... Full Article