The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (R) - Review
"Must have turned left at Albuquerque"
"Must have turned left at Albuquerque"
Tommy Lee Jones stars and directs this South Texas tale of Melquiades Estrada and his numerous funeral rites. Barry Pepper unwillingly causes the death of said migrant worker Melqy, and when his friend and boss (played by Jones) finds out there is long and slow hell to pay. Told in flashbacks and differing perspectives, the main drive of the movie is Jones' desire to get his deceased friend back home to be buried in Mexico, and the surprises he finds there and along the way (with Pepper's jingoistic over the top Border cop along for the ride). Good visuals and natural dialogue attempts at making this a Western art nouveau with authentically morbid Southwest flavor.
6.5 Rashoman Flash Backs out of 10 (GOOD)
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