Review of El Mariachi (1993) by Harrison F — 17 Dec 2007

This film cost less than my car. Believe that?

This review of El Mariachi (1993) was written by Harrison F on 17 Dec 2007.

El Mariachi has generally received positive reviews.

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By Andrew W (1,668) on 26 Apr 2013

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By Joe P (367) on 14 May 2013

Violence - Extremely low budget Dialogue - I lost my guitar, my hand, and her. With this injury, I may never play the guitar again…

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Con un presupuesto bajo. El Mariachi no es una historia nueva pero la energía que tiene la hace única…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 25 Feb 2014

El Mariachi is very simple, but effective…

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By Patrick B (1,076) on 26 Mar 2013

Just got done watching this one about 5 minutes ago. I was really impressed. And the fact that it was done on $7000, that's pretty amazing…

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By Ryan C (2,517) on 05 Jul 2014

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

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