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By Jake S (662) on 05 Oct 2014

An all around great movie that manages to capture Texas without turning it into another absurd Hollywood caricature…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 26 Jul 2014

The film's plea for old-fashioned pride and racial tolerance is muffled by a plain, unanticipated fact: Pete Perkins is out of his mind…

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By Remi D (18) on 05 Jul 2014

Great story, funny, man tough, and a strong portrayal of pride, loyalty, and companionship…

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By Jeffrey C (821) on 03 May 2014

Some good acting and questionable morals. Tommy Lee gives a powerfully somber performance…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 29 Apr 2014

Sam Peckinpah lives…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Mar 2014

The film is dreadfully slow without much in the way of rewards…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 17 Jan 2014

Don't let the near-impossible-to-remember title keep you away from this singular and slightly surreal Tommy Lee Jones scorcher…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 07 Jan 2014

Jones and Pepper are no Eastwood and Wallach, but the fact that one even thinks to make such a comparison speaks highly of the work here…

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By Berni E (366) on 06 Oct 2013

Great story, brilliant acting, amazing photography - you just need to be a little patient and accept the pace, because that's all part of the…

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Review of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

By Rick W (174) on 29 Sep 2013

Some great acting by Tommy Lee Jones, but the pace was too slow…

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By Laurie N (14) on 17 Sep 2013

An odd film but also very moving. Tommy Lee Jones does an amazing job. Very beautiful in a stark kind of way…

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By Steven C (1,252) on 10 Sep 2013

I love this movie! I get so excited when it's on TV…

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By Jesse O (1,397) on 29 Aug 2013

I don't think I really have much to say about this movie but it is a well-written and incredibly well-acted movie…

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By Freeman M (393) on 09 Aug 2013

An absolutely stunning film directed by Tommy Lee Jones, starring Barry Pepper as an over-zealous border patrol officer, Julio Cedillo as the…

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By Bob W (910) on 10 Jul 2013

A modern Western morality tale. Great story; great acting. Effectively shows the humanity of those living on the border…

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By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 06 Jul 2013

Incisive yet supple, wrenching yet deeply pleasurable, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada easily ranks among the year's best pictures…

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By Claudia M (94) on 03 Jul 2013

My cousin Julio Cesar Cedillo plays Melquiades Estrada, so it's a little disturbing for me to watch…

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By Mikefromangus (112) on 27 Jun 2013

An ugly, dirty movie. That has no purpose…

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By David S (4,459) on 08 Jun 2013

In terms of acting, it's Tommy Lee Jones's career best performance…

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By Cameron W (208) on 28 May 2013

A beautifully directed, acted, written, and photographed film; it is without a doubt a masterpiece…

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