Irgendwann in Mexico

Dieser Film ist cooler und hat mehr Stil als Desperado. Seine Geschichte ist aber zu kompliziert und hektisch. Es ist keine Zeit für das Wichtigste geblieben – für die gründliche Arbeit mit den Figuren, auf denen der Film basieren soll. Die ganze Zeit beobachtet man nur geheime Gespräche oder Schießereien. Robert Rodriguez hat versucht, in 80 Minuten ein dreistündiges Material hineinzuquetschen. Das Ergebnis ist ein schusseliger und manchmal ungewollt starrer Mischmasch, der eher für die Fans von Spy Kids als Desperado geeignet ist. (29.10.2003)

Maybe if the production hadn't been so lazy and the movie had come out in the nineties, the reception would have been much warmer. This way, people's tastes have changed quite a bit and the jokes that used to work weren't as good anymore. Still, it's worth returning to this ride occasionally because the pace is still good, and the cast is extremely attractive even today. (18.08.2023)

For me, as a Desperado fan, quite a shock. Immediately after watching, I thought it was noticeably weaker than the previous installment, but still good, but now it is clear to me that Rodriguez took on too much. Banderas shoots just as accurately and stylishly, Salma is beautiful to the point of pain, but the rest is bad. Depp tries incredibly hard and seemingly fits into the party with his cool attitude, but his character is desperately unnecessary, just like everything else. Shootouts, one-liners, and desperate looks on a guitar background could have followed a straightforward path of revenge. This is a concoction trying to imitate Leone's partially politically oriented scripts in both its title and plot, but it fails practically in every direction. The action was wasted in this case. (28.04.2007)

This is like Rodriguez filmed a much longer picture, but used just half of it and also arranged it in an order that has no head or tail to it. As a result, scenes that were evidently supposed to be a tribute to or “quote" from Leone turn come across like they are making fun of him and are incredibly embarrassing. Better to watch Desperado for the umpteenth time, rather than this. (06.08.2004)

Rodriguez has forgotten how to make good movies. The Hollywood air doesn't suit him and he should probably stop eating those burgers because a full stomach is bleeding his brain, he should go back to the light Mexican food. The lightness and straightforwardness of Desperado has disappeared, replaced by an incomprehensible cluttered plot and a lot of unnecessary characters. Rodriguez doesn’t know how to tell a story. And I'm not going to lie when I tell you that if you watch the trailer, you will see the vast majority of the film’s action sequences. What's very surprising is that even these are not very cleverly filmed, except perhaps for the escape of Banderas and Salma, which you can see almost entirely – yes – again in the trailer. Speaking of Salma: her presence in the film could be summed up in about five minutes of total time. Putting her name in the trailers is a good marketing move, but it's also kind of cheeky. And the rest? My favourite, Dafoe, is also only briefly present, Banderas is just Banderas, nothing new, Iglesias is alright and Depp? If it weren't for him, I'd probably have left the cinema. His "maintaining stability" is one of the few amusing, if very subtle, moments. Overall: weird and boring. Why the one star? For that beautiful Mexican music. And for the hope that Roberto might still remember his inventive and entertaining beginnings. (15.01.2004)