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Desperado (1995)

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Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Director Robert Rodriguez' sequel to his 1993 ultra low-budget movie, "El Mariachi." This film continues the story of the no-name, solitary, brooding mariachi, whose guitar case is stocked with... Director Robert Rodriguez' sequel to his 1993 ultra low-budget movie, "El Mariachi." This film continues the story of the no-name, solitary, brooding mariachi, whose guitar case is stocked with high-powered weaponry. The musician is in a sleepy Mexican town seeking revenge against the much-feared, ruthless Bucho, a drug dealer who once shot El Mariachi in his strumming hand, and killed his girlfriend. When Bucho hears that the guitarist is looking for him, he sends his men out to forestall the attack -- which leads to many well-choreographed and bloody shootouts. Will the Latin adversaries ever confront each other directly? And if so, who will survive? [More]

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida, Steve Buscemi, Salma Hayek

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida, Steve Buscemi, Salma Hayek, Quentin Tarantino

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Director: Robert Rodriguez

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06/06/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Mr. Rodriguez may be good enough to make a film about anything, but Desperado would collapse if its characters had to do anything but play with guns.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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What Rodriguez has essentially done in Desperado is make a slicker, more expensive copy of what came before. And what looked promising for $7,000 looks tiresome for a whole lot more.

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08/15/02
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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The routine gets tiresome for the Mariachi, and for the audience, too, after about an hour.

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06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Desperado is best when Rodriguez lets his playful side cut through the blare of a born filmmaker indulging his first chance at high-end Hollywood fireworks.

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05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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In this movie, words and actions speak equally loudly.

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Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Bloated and overlong.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Desperado, which is nothing but set pieces, snoozes between its scenes of carnage.

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Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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On the whole, watching the film is about as much fun as sitting on a cactus.

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Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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What happens looks terrific. Now if [Rodriguez] can harness that technical facility to a screenplay that's more story than setup, he might really have something.

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01/01/00
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