Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 162
Fresh: 111 | Rotten: 51
Violent, pulpy, loopy fun, with Depp stealing the show.
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 11
Violent, pulpy, loopy fun, with Depp stealing the show.
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Director Robert Rodriguez returns to the characters of his breakthrough hits El Mariachi and Desperado in this grand scale south-of-the-border action-adventure saga. Sands (Johnny Depp) is a rogue CIA agent who is working in cahoots with Mexican officials who've caught wind of a plan by corrupt military leader General Marquez (Gerardo Vigil) and ruthless drug kingpin Barillo (Willem Dafoe) to assassinate Mexico's president (Pedro Armendáriz Jr.). Sands needs to recruit a gunman to take out
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Cast
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Antonio Banderas
El Mariachi -
Salma Hayek
Carolina -
Johnny Depp
Agent Sands -
Mickey Rourke
Billy Chambers -
Eva Mendes
Special Agent Ajedrez -
Danny Trejo
Cucuy -
Enrique Iglesias
Lorenzo -
Marco Leonardi
Fideo -
Cheech Marin
Belini -
Ruben Blades
Jorge FBI -
Willem Dafoe
Barillo -
Gerardo Vigil
General Marquez -
Pedro Armendariz Jr.
El Presidente
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All Critics (175) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (120) | Rotten (51) | DVD (45)
A movie with that many freaks and creeps should be a lot more exciting than this one actually is.
Top CriticA mess of a movie that nevertheless entertains because each individual piece stands high enough on its own merits that it's not necessary to look hard at the nonsensical linking material.
... this proves as the opposite of Cabin Fever, you can spill a lot of blood in a gratuitous, but very entertaining way.
Make no mistake, this movie is a mess. But, wow, what a mess!
Depp, a mere two months after his scene-stealing turn in Pirates of the Caribbean, once again is the best thing about a very silly movie.
A whiz-bang kick in the pants.
Still loaded with action and wonderful characters, but this is the least of the three pictures.
Like an R-rated, violent Roadrunner cartoon.
...a cartoonish action movie that entertains without garnering empathy for any of its characters, with the exception of Ruben Blades' Jorge.
Occasionally hits heights worthy of its Sergio Leone-inspired title ... but its manic invention exhausts more than enthralls.
Regardless of the film's shortcomings, the DVD is essential because of what Rodriguez brings to the special features.
To be fair, Rodriguez's wicked dialogue does elicit some laughs amongst the on-screen carnage.
A splendid cast and spectacular orgies of carnage combine to produce a surprisingly creaky, labored, and boring movie.
Audience Reviews for Once Upon a Time in Mexico
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- Agent Sands: Are you a Mexi-CAN or a Mexi-CAN'T?
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- Agent Sands: Does 'it' have a name?
- Cucuy: They call him 'El', as in 'The'.
- Agent Sands: I know what it means... thank you.
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- Lorenzo: Practice shooting, not drinkin.
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- Agent Sands: Are you a MEXI-CAN or a MEXI-CAN'T?
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