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DAY 120: December 31st, 2008.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
I was mislead by the previews for this one. It showed a lot of Hayek. I wanted a lot of Hayek....I got only a little Hayek. Knowing this was a third film to a trilogy, and having only seen Desperado I figured I knew enough about the story to be able to follow along.
The main problem though, is so much story is in the back story. Hayek's character only appears in flashbacks, dreams and a good portion of the film is based on the conflict of this character. Hayek, looked stunning by the way and so did Mendes.
Depp saved the film, with his comedic role as the FBI agent who seems to switch sides. Argh, there goes another problem. Too many flip flops in this movie. The good guys are bad and the bad guys are good. What?
The action sequences are well shot, but not too inspiring. They seemed watered down compared to the earlier entry. Also the sense of realism is lost in this film. People fly all over the place from gun shots and sparks emit from their bodies. So expect a small bit a fantasy here and there in that sense.
The film as a hole doesn't have a lot of depth, which was my main problem. It has amazing moments, but that is attributed to the actors and their characters. I wanted more from this film and it just delivered the bare minimum. But you can still have fun with the bare minimum.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
I was mislead by the previews for this one. It showed a lot of Hayek. I wanted a lot of Hayek....I got only a little Hayek. Knowing this was a third film to a trilogy, and having only seen Desperado I figured I knew enough about the story to be able to follow along.
The main problem though, is so much story is in the back story. Hayek's character only appears in flashbacks, dreams and a good portion of the film is based on the conflict of this character. Hayek, looked stunning by the way and so did Mendes.
Depp saved the film, with his comedic role as the FBI agent who seems to switch sides. Argh, there goes another problem. Too many flip flops in this movie. The good guys are bad and the bad guys are good. What?
The action sequences are well shot, but not too inspiring. They seemed watered down compared to the earlier entry. Also the sense of realism is lost in this film. People fly all over the place from gun shots and sparks emit from their bodies. So expect a small bit a fantasy here and there in that sense.
The film as a hole doesn't have a lot of depth, which was my main problem. It has amazing moments, but that is attributed to the actors and their characters. I wanted more from this film and it just delivered the bare minimum. But you can still have fun with the bare minimum.