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Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Carlos Gómez, Quentin Tarantino, Tito Larriva, Danny Trejo (mehr)Streaming (7)
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Irgendwo in einem staubigen Kaff in Mexiko taucht eines Tages ein namenloser Fremder auf, der einen Gitarrenkoffer bei sich trägt, der vor großkalibrigen Schusswaffen nur so strotzt. Der Mariachi ist auf der Suche nach dem Drogenboss und Killer Bucho, der einst seine Freundin umbrachte und ihn selbst verkrüppelte. Nun will der Namenlose blutige Rache an dem skrupellosen Kriminellen nehmen. Schon bald zieht er eine Blutspur hinter sich her. (RTL II)
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Ich genieße diesen Tequila-Western immer. Ich genieße Quentin Tarantinos Minirolle und sein glorreiches Ende, den stets hervorragenden Steve Buscemi, die heißblütige Musik und die mexikanisch-wilde Action. Rodriguez liefert im Regiestuhl die vielleicht beste Leistung seiner Karriere ab, und El Mariachi, gespielt von Antonio Banderas, hat die Grazie großer Helden und Rächer. Desperado ist eigentlich nichts weiter als ein klischeehafter Pistolenfilm mit einer traditionellen Westernhandlung. Der Witz an der Sache ist, dass er sich dessen sehr wohl bewusst ist und viele seiner Zitate bissig parodistisch sind. Einerseits unterhaltsam, andererseits ein brillanter und spannender Actionfilm über einen Gitarristen, der seine Licks in Kammerarrangements für zwei Schrotflinten spielt... Das kann ich gut ab!
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The first half is great, with one high-paced action set-piece after another. And Tarantino’s cameo with his joke is very good. But from the middle it starts to creak, the pace stutters and the only satisfying thing is the glimpses of Salma Hayek's cleavage.
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In his debut, El Mariachi, a labour of love shot in amateur conditions, Robert Rodriguez came up with a fascinating blend of Mexican narco-thrillers and American action movies. The indie film became a surprise hit in American cinemas and international video distribution, so the studio enthusiastically agreed to a more expensive and star-studded sequel. Desperado is a captivatingly stylish concentrate of Ibero-American genre movies, iconic elements of American westerns and formalistic inspiration from Hong Kong’s bloody ballets of the heroic bloodshed subgenre. At the same time, it’s deliberately designed to be a showcase for Latino acting talent – from European natives Antonio Banderas and Joaquim de Almeida to Hollywood legend Cheech Marin, the distinctive Danny Trejo and Salma Hayek in her first major role. American indie-film mascot Steve Buscemi and Rodriguez’s friend and fellow director Quentin Tarantino support them in minor roles. While critics complained about a talented indie filmmaker selling out to the glittering world of studio production, the film introduced movie fans around the world not only to the aforementioned actors, but also Rodriguez’s distinctive style, which blends exaggerated comic-book earnestness with grandiose coolness and an ethnically specific variation of trash genres.
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Desperado was preceded by the excellent reputation of Lemonade Joe, but frankly, it fell short of its predecessor's legacy. As it's less witty, and it compensates with more action. However, I'm not a fan of action movies, and the screenplay felt only average and, above all, uneven to me. Strong moments, especially in the second half, alternate with filler filled with gratuitous violence. To fully accept Desperado, I needed a bit more humor and wit. Overall impression: 55%.
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From the whole loose El Mariachi - Desperado - Once Upon a Time in Mexico trilogy, Desperado belongs to the best of what the nineties brought after Hollywood decided to take some of the shine from Spain and Mexico. There's not much to talk about here: the rough beauty of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, and the great soundtrack by Los Lobos and Robert Rodriguez in top form.
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An absolute classic, something that cannot be said about many films made in the 1990s, but Rodriguez did a fantastic job with this over-the-top piece. Tarantino's legendary humor, Salma Hayek, and Antonio Banderas with a guitar are just fragments of an unforgettable, often grotesque Mexican mosaic full of humor, exaggeration, and bloody action. It's simple, visually unappealing and cheap, yet attractive (Salma+Banderas), with fiery pace. A cool one-off.
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Robert Rodriquez is a big question mark to me. I have no doubt that he can make properly entertaining genre films that fully display his enormous passion for cinema and his talent, but then he comes with stuff like From Dusk Till Dawn, Machete or, heaven forbid, Planet Terror, and my sympathies for him slowly turn 180 degrees. Fortunately, Desperado belongs to the first group, boasting a well-written script, brilliant editing of the action scenes and above all, from top to bottom, an impeccably chosen cast, which also helps a lot. Not only the charismatic Banderas and the gorgeous Hayek, but especially the narratively underrated Buscemi, Trejo or the great Quentin Tarantino himself (his scene is one of the best ever) are the driving force that gives the story unprecedented brilliance and pace. And the playful Rodriquez just underlines everything with his amazingly specific signature, which is not and probably never will be completely free of flaws, but without it this time it just wouldn't be the same... 80%
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This is a movie I just love. It always bothered me a bit how the best parts happen within an hour and a quarter, but there's nothing you can do about it. The fact that Rodriguez's pace didn't last until the end is probably the only problem I have with this one. Great Banderas, beautiful Salma, and excellent scenes that I simply won't forget. Both Tarantino and Buscemi rock.
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