Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi
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There's no doubt about it. Desperado blows you away. Robert
Rodriguez's follow-up to El Mariarchi pays only the most
token consideration to minor details like plot, character, motivation,
and instead dives head first into a non-stop bloodbath which leaves
you numb in your seat. Antonio Banderas is brooding and magnificent
as the 'Mariarchi With No Name' who sets out to avenge the death
of the woman he loved, shooting out whole bars faster than you
can say 'give me a .44 Magnum in each hand'.
Desperado is a very knowing and funny film, but at times it is
crass an leaves a nasty aftertaste. Says the customer to the bartender:
'Your beer tastes like piss.' 'I know,' he replies. 'We piss in
it.' 'And that's not all,' smirks his loathsome sidekick.
Despite gems like these and its tendency to descend into the glossy
world of a Levi's ad, Desperado keeps you hanging on in there.
It's hip (Quentin Tarantino makes a guest appearance, proving
- not for the first time - that he cannot act), sexy, fast and
furious. Just what you'd expect from a Los Hooligans production.
Reviewed by Monika Maurer
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