Like a lot of Americans, I really dig ultra violent films where it's good guys kicking bad guys' butts. That's what the El Mariachi series is all about.

The film begins as Desperado did. The legend of El Mariachi is told to a bar tender. Then many bad guys are killed.

It takes a while before the major plot (revenge) begins. El Mariachi's wife and daughter have been killed by a power-hungry General who is now plotting a coups'd'etat. El Mariachi will stop the coups and exact revenge for his family.

Oh, now don't think I just ruined this movie for you. This is a thin plot. The pay is in the violence. How much ammo does a gun hold? How fast can you reload? This is strictly a moral lead fest that makes Dirty Harry look like a pacifist.

If you hate violence stay away. If you dig the thin moral play with bullets flying everywhere, this film is for you.

Jammed Pipe!

Film Facts

Cast
• Antonio Banderas
• Salma Hayek
• Johnny Depp
• Mickey Rourke
• Eva Mendes
• Danny Trejo
• Enrique Iglesias
• Marco Leonardi
• Cheech Marin
• Ruben Blades
• Willem Dafoe
• Gerardo Vigil
• Pedro Armendariz Jr.
• Julio Oscar Mechoso
• Tito Larriva
• Miguel Couturier
• Jose Luis Avendano
• Rodolfo De Alexandre
• Natalia Torres
• Steve Constancio
• Troy Robinson
• Ermahn Ospina
• Luz Maria Rojas
• Mario Simon
• Cecilia Tijerina
• Carola Vazquez
• Rene Gatica
• Silvia Santoyo
• Ignacio Torres
• Rogelio Gonzalez Grau
• Jorge Becerril
• Victor Carpinteiro
• Dagoberto Gama

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

Released in 2003

MPAA Rating: R

Reviewed by Mongo