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By John Venable (339) for Supercala.com (431) on 20 Dec 2005

A simple, rugged tale about friendship, loyalty, keeping your word, and the importance of human life. It's also a must see…

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By Devin Faraci (498) for CHUD (345) on 18 Dec 2005

What does a masterpiece look like? Like The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, one of the best movies of the decade so far…

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By Eric Lurio (584) for Greenwich Village Gazette (481) on 17 Dec 2005

This, despite the brutality and diversions [two of the most boring sex scenes this year], this is well worth a look…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for Now Playing Magazine (128) on 16 Dec 2005

Has a type of quiet grace that's out of step and perhaps out of style with modern Hollywood convention…

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By Pam Grady (384) for Reel.com (1,232) on 16 Dec 2005

Ignore the rotten title; make Jones (and yourself) happy -- see this movie…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 16 Dec 2005

The essentially sanctified Melquiades...is the least developed character...Jones and Arriaga instead focus on the redemption of Estrada's white…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 15 Dec 2005

a beautifully crafted and original piece of work. Hats off to Mr. Jones…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 14 Dec 2005

Tommy Lee Jones makes the year's most assured directorial debut…

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By Joe Mcgovern (126) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Dec 2005

Jones carries Pete's weight of grief but without betraying the character's emotional impenetrability or slack conscience…

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By Matt Mckillop (19) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 13 Dec 2005

Ultimately affirms the value of all humans, privileged and poor, good and evil, all of us -- and that's quite an achievement…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 03 Jun 2005

The helmer's subtle work with his excellent cast and Chris Menges' widescreen vistas of merciless West Texas landscapes help to temper the…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 23 May 2005

Tommy Lee Jones' bracing bigscreen directorial debut, which copped acting and writing awards from the Cannes Film Festival jury, connects with…

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