Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

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Love the Hard Way

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Studio: Dimension Films

Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

Rating: R

Release Date: Sep 12, 2003

Running Time: 97 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Antonio Banderas, Willem Dafoe, Eva Mendes, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Danny Trejo, Mickey Rourke, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin

director: Robert Rodriguez

Haunted and scarred by tragedy, El Mariachi has retreated into a life of isolation. He is forced out of hiding when Sands, a corrupt CIA agent, recruits the reclusive hero to sabotage an assassination plot against the president of Mexico, which has been conceived by the evil cartel kingpin, Barillo. But El Mariachi also has his own reasons for returning--blood revenge. The desperado returns with his two capable cohorts Lorenzo and Fideo. And the legend of El Mariachi reaches new heights of adventure.

September 8, 2003

Johnny Depp is on a roll. First he swashbuckles off with Pirates of the Caribbean. Now he steals every scene he's in as Sands, a rogue CIA agent who doesn't let a small thing like getting his eyes gouged out stop him from a gunfight. He slips on a pair of shades to hide the blood dripping from his peepers and hires a kid to tell him where to aim. You don't want to miss Depp in this movie -- he knocks it out of the park.

So what if the plot's a maze? Writer-director Robert Rodriguez keeps the…