Review of El Mariachi (1993) by Alistair C — 17 Oct 2007
Pretty good - for me the appeal is in the direction and not so much the story line - although I dig the tongue in cheek. I read the book by Robert Rodriguez about the making of this - pretty incredible story to understand what it takes for someone starting with nothing but a desire to make films to make it as a director.
This movie was made with a seriously low budget and was originally made for alternative spanish speaking video markets. The result is a product that had to rely on attention to the finest details in order to be impressive.
He more than pulls it off - up there with my favorite examples of superior film direction.
This review of El Mariachi (1993) was written by Alistair C on 17 Oct 2007.
El Mariachi has generally received positive reviews.
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