Fresh
Has a verve and cheekiness that's partly a smart wedding of such influences as Sergio Leone, George Miller and south-of-the-border noir.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
El Mariachi
With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him.
1993 · 1h 21m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Rodriguez
Overview
El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Juicy, adroit, and likable.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Rodriguez goes for broke with a breakneck pace, swarms of bullets, cinematic tricks, and a tone as playful as it is knowing of genre conventions. The director's light touch is all his own; and this unpretentious offering delivers in all departments.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It goes without saying that Mr. Rodriguez, having made such a clever and inventive debut, is prepared for a big future of his own.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
A gripping, tautly-paced action flick that outdoes most of Hollywood's similar output.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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