
Return of the mythic guitar-slinging hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), in the final installment of the Mariachi/Desperado trilogy. The saga continues as El Mariachi makes his way across a rugged landscape on the blood trail of Barrillo (Willem Dafoe), a cartel kingpin with one last score to settle who is planning a coup d'etat against the president of Mexico. Enlisted by Sands (Johnny Depp), a corrupt CIA agent, El Mariachi demands retribution.... (Full plot summary below)
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Return of the mythic guitar-slinging hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), in the final installment of the Mariachi/Desperado trilogy. The saga continues as El Mariachi makes his way across a rugged landscape on the blood trail of Barrillo (Willem Dafoe), a cartel kingpin with one last score to settle who is planning a coup d'etat against the president of Mexico. Enlisted by Sands (Johnny Depp), a corrupt CIA agent, El Mariachi demands retribution.
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| Village VoiceJessica WinterHaving already looted the Peckinpah and spaghetti-western archives, the director now quotes his own quotations, in service of not a sequel but a vociferous reiteration. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeA gloriously overproduced B movie -- loud, fast, gorgeously shot, brimming with bright pop-art colors. It's also deliberately and defiantly absurd -- not in the least because it's ultimately a Spy Kids movie for adults. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelPhoebe FlowersRodriguez ... has taken his work in 1995's Desperado, Mexico's precursor, and blown it up to mammoth, thrilling proportions. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Would be such a good movie, were it not so utterly ridiculous and laden with sheer stupidity and nonsense... |
| Mixed ReviewsGabriel ShanksRodriguez is a artist of limited gifts, certainly, but those gifts are exquisite -- and he uses them to great effect. |
| Peterborough This WeekMike Sagegaping logic holes (baddies who kick heroes while they're down instead of killing them) and lethargic pacing make this more like That Dull Time We Spent on Vacation in Mexico |
| Window to the MoviesJeffrey ChenHow this movie successfully strikes a balance between the moods of its predecessors, the tragic El Mariachi and the silly Desperado, is notable. |
| BET.comJames HillUnlike the original "El Mariachi" or "Desperado," there is much more to the plot here and those coming simply to see endless showdowns may feel overwhelmed by the abundance of characters, twists and double dealings. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovAs he has done in each of his films, the multitasking auteur gets jaw-droppingly bizarre performances from a host of prestigious and established actors |
| Dallas Morning NewsJane SumnerMaverick Robert Rodriguez gets back to his old R-rated tricks, but this time he's more mature, stylish and bloody inventive. |