Review of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) by Christianw. — 26 Dec 2006
After reading gushing reviews for this film I was disappointed and, frankly, bored as this surprisingly shallow modern western meandered to a conclusion that had me asking "is that it?". Good points were Dwight Yoakam's acting, though his character exited too early, and the films dark and slightly surreal atmosphere.
Bad aspects include its slow pace, irrelevant encounters, hard to swallow coincidences, Tommy Lee Jones' unconvincing character and lack of expression, loose ends and stereotyped characters. Some of the scenes with the corpse made me wonder ifI was watching the third "Weekend at Bernies" installment by mistake.
This review of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) was written by Christianw. on 26 Dec 2006.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has generally received very positive reviews.
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