Review of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) by M D — 15 May 2009
In his film directorial debut, Jones weaves a modern western concerned with death and believing in something. Full of beautiful Southwest landscapes and grotesque decaying corpses, it maintains and even degree of intrigue from start to finish.
We learn of the unwarranted death of immigrant farm hand Estrada at the hands of a border patrolman, Norton, looking for blood. Jones plays Perkins who befriended Estrada before his death and promises to take him home to Mexico in the event of his death.
Perkins take the law into his own hands, dragging Norton across the landscape and border to bury his dead friend, in the process coming to some unexpected revelations. Death is inescapable in the landscape and each character has their vice, their weakness.
Restrained from anything fancy, it nonetheless entertains well enough.
This review of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) was written by M D on 15 May 2009.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has generally received very positive reviews.
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