Once Upon a Time in Mexico
REVIEW
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Starring:
| Antonio Banderas | .... | El Mariachi |
| Salma Hayek | .... | Carolina |
| Johnny Depp | .... | Sands |
| Mickey Rourke | .... | Billy |
| Eva Mendes | .... | Ajedrez |
| Danny Trejo | .... | Cucuy |
| Enrique Iglesias | .... | Lorenzo |
| Marco Leonardi | .... | Fideo |
| Cheech Marin | .... | Belini |
| Rubén Blades | .... | Jorge FBI |
| Willem Dafoe | .... | Barillo |
| Gerardo Vigil | .... | Marquez |
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | .... | El Presidente (as Pedro Armendariz) |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | .... | Advisor |
| Tito Larriva | .... | Cab Driver |
Genre: Crime/Action/Thriller
Studio: Columbia Pictures/Miramax/Dimension Films
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Writer(s): Robert Rodriguez
Producer(s):
| Elizabeth Avellan | .... | producer |
| Carlos Gallardo | .... | producer |
| Sue Jett | .... | co-producer |
| Tony Mark | .... | co-producer |
| Robert Rodriguez | .... | producer |
| Luz María Rojas | .... | co-producer |
Plot:
The film is based on the story of a drug lord
Barrillo, who pretends to overthrow the Mexican president. Within
the drama, another of the principal persons is a corrupt CIA
agent Sands who at that time, demands retribution from his worst
enemy in order to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the
government. Mariachi is recruited by Sands to take out Gen.
Marquez (has a huge score to settle with the Mariachi), who has
major beef with Mariachi to begin with. He sends Cucuy (the
muscle for Sands) to shadow and keep tabs on the Mariachi.
Marquez is working with Barrillo, and is about to assassinate El
Presidente and assume power. Sands also convinces Jorge Ramirez
(retired-FBI, has old scores to settle with Barrillo) to come out
of retirement and take out Barrillo and Dr. Guevera (personal Dr.
to Barrillo, killed Jorge's partner a long time ago), who
brutally tortured and killed Ramirez' FBI partner.
Runtime: 102 minutes
Alternate Title(s): El Mariachi 3 (2002) (USA) (working title)
Movie Rating 
7 out of 10
Rated
for
strong violence, and for language.
Notes:
Personally I like Johnny
Depp in this one. It kinda pissed me off that Salma wasn't in it
more but, shit what are you gonna do? Antonia doesn't have enough
scenes though. Finally, Eva Mendes looks GOOD as usual. She is
becoming a HUGE star. Espicially for just starting out in the
business.
Bottom Line:
This is an okay BUY especially if you liked the first one of the
series entitled "Desparado".
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