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Mood:
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- VengeanceCrimesDangerDeadlyHeroesRivalryHitmanLone Wolves more...
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Genres:
- ActionCrimeThriller
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- MexicoSmall Town
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- Boys' Night
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- Award Winner
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico, 2003
English, Spanish
USA
Profile of Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico can be described as exciting, rough, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around vengeance, heroes, and rivalry. The main genres are action, crime, and thriller. In terms of style, Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a saga and is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is fast paced. Once Upon a Time in Mexico is set, at least in part, in a small town. It is located in Mexico. It takes place in contemporary times. Once Upon a Time in Mexico has received attention for being an award winner. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves strong violent content.
Summary of Once Upon a Time in Mexico
With ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez follows the further adventures of El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), the guitar-and-gunslinging hero who has been leading a quiet life, but longs to get revenge for the murder of his love (Salma Hayek). When quirky CIA agent Sands (Johnny Depp) roots out El Mariachi for a special assignment, he comes out with pistols blazing. Soon, a retired FBI agent (Ruben Blades), a drug kingpin (Willem Dafoe), a criminal on the run (Mickey Rourke), and a double-dealing federale (Eva Mendes) are all in on the action, which involves a plot to kill the Mexican president and shift the balance of power in Mexico.
Handling the writing, direction, cinematography, and just about everything else, Rodriguez has crafted a tribute to the spaghetti Western films of Sergio Leone by placing his outlaw hero from DESPERADO and EL MARIACHI in an epic setting populated by numerous characters. Although it can be challenging to keep track of the unfolding subplots, the scenes involving Depp's badly dressed secret agent are the most intriguing and entertaining. Meanwhile Banderas eases back into the lead as the vengeful Mariachi, and Hayek and Blades make the most of their small but significant roles.
Details
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 12 September 2003 |
| Runtime: | 102 min |
Cast and Crew
as El Mariachi
as Sands
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San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Peter Hartlaub
Salon.com
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- by: Andrew O'Hehir
