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Desperado
(1995),
Director: Robert Rodriguez, rated R for language,
sexuality, violence
He came
back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.
  Starring:
Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin,
Quentin Tarantino, Carlos Gomez, Tito Larriva, Danny Trejo
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"Heh? Well, maybe
later, Father. 'Cause where I am going, I'd just have to come
right back." -
El Mariachi, when the
priest asks if he wants to offer confession
Why watch this?
The chemistry between Banderas and Hayek, and all the shooting.
Plot Summary: IA
mysterious musician known as El Mariachi wanders into a rough
Mexican border town, carrying a guitar case filled with weapons
and looking for vengeance against the drug lord who destroyed
his life. Along with a local bookstore owner, he engages in
relentless, high-octane battles against the criminal cartel that
controls the area. Armed with fiery determination and stylized
action, he seeks to resolve his past wounds and stop the
violence in a town teeming with corruption.
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Dad's Preview:
As is director Robert Rodriguez's calling card, this
film is high on octane, bloody violence and
choreographed gun play. Our murdering hero slices
through Mexicans in a small town like they are wheat
before a scythe. He stops only long enough to court and
bed the town's buxom librarian. Banderas, with his long
ebony locks, is gorgeous enough alone, but team him up
with sultry Salma Hayek, and its cinematic sexual
dynamite. These two are the definition of beauty. Throw
in a few actor cameos, and we got a film! True, the
story is thin, but plot not really the point, is it?
Blast away, Mariachi! |
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Columbia
Pics, Los Hooligans Productions; Sony Pictures Releasing |
