Plot: A lone mariachi is travelling from town to town. A drug baron killed his girlfriend, and now he aims to take revenge. Wherever he goes, he kills all the scum and the bad guys, until he reaches Bucho, the man responsible for his trauma. When Bucho hears he's being hunted, he puts all his guys on the case.
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June 30, 2025
The film that established Rodriguez as a mad action director. And sure enough, the action scenes are still top-notch. The rest of the film is a bit sketchier though. Luckily, there are plenty of scenes where Rodriguez needs to do little else than make everything look as badass as possible.
The performances are a bit iffy (Buscemi being the only notable exception), the plot is simplistic, and the dialogue is borderline cheesy. The film is also a tad too long, but there are plenty of action scenes, and I had a lot of fun revisiting this one. It's just not top-tier anymore, just prime action filler.
March 01, 2004
[review pending]