Advantages: The last action packed half hour Disadvantages: The story is a little complicated for an action movie
I'm not really a film buff, you know. It's rare that I would go to see a film purely because it featured a certain actor. And it's even rarer that I would go to see a film because it was directed by a certain person. A lot of the time, I can watch a film and not have a clue who the director even was.
There is one exception to this rule. Robert Rodriguez's "Mariachi" series. The first was famously made for only $7000, but was still a fun action movie. There was more story in the second "Desperado", but it was still fun. Even from the early day, Rodriguez planned to write three scripts, and this film has been anticipated by fans since the mid 1990's.
Having proved his versatility by writing and directing all three "Spy Kids" movies in the middle, it was a hugely exciting thought to see Rodriguez back on home ground, so to ...
Advantages: Fun shoot em up Disadvantages: A Mess!
; girls, and dusts down the guitar case to avenge the killing of his wife and to save the president of Mexico. To do this they have to use their cunning mariachi disguise to set themselves up as the ‘El Presidentes’ entertainment, then pounce when the attack begins.
To keep the musician on his leather booted toes, Depp has hired some killers to take out Banderas, including the beautiful ‘Ajedrez’ (Eva Mendez), should he fail and the trail come back to the rouge CIA operative.
To complicate things further, from what is a muddled and over excited tale at this juncture, an FBI operative in’ Agent Ramirez’(Ruben Blades) has been tasked by Sands to take out Barillo. An issue that is further complicated by the arrival on the scene of Federal Bureau of Investigation most wanted fugitive in ‘
Billy ...
Advantages: Good plot, good effects and an inventive narrative Disadvantages: Sprawling, sometimes too "busy" for its own good
to its predecessor.
However, the film is far from flawless; the movie feels slightly longer than it should be (102 minutes) and, as a result, drags a little towards the end. The inexplicable inclusion of Enrique Iglasias really adds nothing the mix and the otherwise excellent Willem Defoe is woefully underused.
Another slight problem I found was that I felt Rodriguez was doing too much, in terms of story, at once, which tended to give to piece a slightly disjointed feeling in places.
Ultimately, the final instalment of the "Mariachi Trilogy" does not disappoint. Its rapid pace and witty dialogue keeps you watching and, while it is by no means a classic, it certainly wouldn?t be out of place in anyone?s VHS/DVD collection.
7 out of 10 ...
