Antonio Banderas, Cheech Marin, Joaquim de Almeida
In this follow-up to the 1992 original, the Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican druglords, Bucho, for an act...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 25, 1997
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September 18, 2009A great modern Mexican western that really pushed Robert Rodriguez's career. There's too much Tarantino type dialogue for my liking though.
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July 7, 2009Buscemi: He was dark too. I don't mean dark-skinned. No, this was different. It was if he was always walking in a shadow. I mean every step he took toward the light, just when you thought his face was about to be revealed... it wasn't. It was as if the lights dimmed, just for him...( read more)
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April 29, 2009Antonio Banderas takes up the mantle of the wandering mariachi hunting the drug dealer who murdered the woman he loved and ruined his life. Although Desperado continues from where El Mariachi left off, it's more a bigger budget re-invention of the original than a true sequel, in ...( read more)
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March 7, 2009Some excellent scenes and imaginative gun play cant save this film Im afraid, the characters are great and played by a cult cast list which really adds to the thrills but the ending is terrible and most of it is so dumb that it becomes a comedy of sorts.
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November 18, 2009Robert Rodriguez...You could get into a cultish mood studing the Rodriguez effect.
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November 2, 2009I love this one.Antonio Banderas my favrote actor.he is very good at the Mask of Zoro.
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October 17, 2009"Desperado" isn't quite the masterpiece that it should be.."Desperado" is more than an action movie. The story and how the scenes go, are so unbelievable even by action movie standards.
Critic Reviews
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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. full review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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. full review
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May 26, 2006This is the most amazing movie ever.Antonio banderas was the right guy for this movie I the way he do he's thing and not to forget Sala Hayek she is good too. So for thous ppl how did not see desperado u should see it.
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