Review of El Mariachi (1993) by Marnie Z — 16 May 2010

I am done listening to the Blockbuster guy's recommendations!

This review of El Mariachi (1993) was written by Marnie Z on 16 May 2010.

El Mariachi has generally received positive reviews.

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Not bad for a $10,000 budget! Not bad at all! Nice to eventually see where this trilogy began…

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The plot is nothing special to seperate it from other gangster films but considering that this movie's budget was $7,000, it's quite an achievement…

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 23 Sep 2012

Shot on a low budget, you would expect rubbish but what you get is excellence. I enyoyed this film more than the sequels…

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