Review of El Mariachi (1993) by Stephen S — 14 Sep 2011
I actually had to do a presentation for my Spanish class on Robert Rodriguez in which I talked quite a bit about the El Mariachi/Desperado/Once Upon a Time in Mexico trilogy. As a result, I had pretty high hopes for this, and considering I'm generally not a fan of foreign films, there was a lot riding against El Mariachi.
Yet, it was surprisingly good, even when considered as a standalone film. I love the juxtaposition of the protagonist's sole desire to be a mariachi at the beginning and at the end of the film. He's so innocent at the beginning, before he mistakenly gets caught up in the drug war that has poisoned the town, and at the end, he realizes that even though part of him still wants to be a mariachi, too much has changed for this to be the sole part of reality.
He's an outlaw now, a Desperado, if you will (setting up the second film). I'm really looking forward to seeing Desperado now, and I'm probably going to rewatch Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
..I'll probably enjoy it more now that I'll know the characters better.
This review of El Mariachi (1993) was written by Stephen S on 14 Sep 2011.
El Mariachi has generally received positive reviews.
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