so i went and saw me some Once Upon a Time in Mexico tonight.
if nothing else, robert rodriguez is always a lot of fun. a thousand times more entertaining and pure than the normal hollywood fare. that's why i go to him and trust him.
the film is violent. truly. astoundingly so.
and the effects are amazing for a bootleg film like this one - inventive and creative.
it makes you laughs, makes you squirm, makes you giddy with pride and joy.
and there's an actual story to the film.
a complex one, too. but it's not fucked up just to be hip, you know. it has a point. a history.
johnny depp just knows what to do with a camera. he can do anything.
and hurrah for eva mendes for proving me right in that she doesn't necessarily want to be the 'next hot thing' but a working actress.
well, that's pretty much it, really.
guitars, violence, shoot 'em ups.
bravado galore - but without the arrogance that sinks most action films.
it's a cool and fun film. remember how fun Dusk till Dawn was to watch? this one has that.
i don't know how robert does it, really. he just infuses a lot of fun spirit in his films. it seems so effortless to him.
i won't be staying up nights dreaming about the impending dvd but it's one hell of a ride if you're into it.
ps. enrique iglesias does not screw the film up.
i'd read that somewhere but he actually gives a performance other than 'enrique iglesias'.
pps. bravo to robert for putting the most infectious manu chao song in one scene. yummy.
ppps. beef: no Kill Bill trailer before the film.
woulda been fitting.
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