Review of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) by Michaelh — 30 Dec 2007
I was prepared NOT to like this movie because of the P.C. premise: good, poor Mexicans/bad gringo (with one exception). As it turns out the movie gets a lot more sophisticated in parts. (spoiler alert) The character of Melquiades turns out to have a "darker" side as does the Pete character.
Still I think the border guard character was a little too cartoonishly bad or at least put into the position of being the "bad guy" in a way that seemed too much told from an "undeclared" Mexican perspective.
In the end the script "rights" itself a little, allowing for fuller character development.
This review of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) was written by Michaelh on 30 Dec 2007.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has generally received very positive reviews.
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