The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Taste attributes: adventurecrimedramamysterywesternanimalsslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearcomplex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Nobody is beyond redemption."
Boxlist takeAn inventive, unhurried western, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
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- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- EuropaCorp
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
