I didn't expect much of OUATIM, but ended up liking it very much. The fight scenes, camera work and music were all over the top and turned into a great mix of action and dark comedy. Depp, as always, was fabulous, and most of the others turned in good performances as well, though any viewer should do well to remember that this is an action flick, not an Oscar contender.
I've heard quite a few people, both here and in professional reviews, complain that the plot was confusing. If so many people think so, I can't exactly say that they're *wrong* - all I can say is that I never found it even remotely so.
General Marquez wants to kill the president and take his place. Cartel leader Barillo backs up the coup d'estat. CIA, through Agent Sands, want the president killed, but don't want General Marquez in his place. So Sands hires El Mariachi to kill Marquez and Jorge from FBI to kill Barillo and his henchman. Since Sands is such a SOB, he uses their sense of vengeance to get them to do what he wants. It's all pretty straight forward to me.
Of course, things don't turn out the way they were supposed to, which could be a reason people get confused. When the aim of the hero is to kill the bad guy/save the world/win the race and he ends up killing the bad guy/saving the world/winning the race, it's pretty easy to understand. But when characters fail or change their goals - yeah, it gets a bit more complicated. But also harder to predict and ultimately a lot more fun.
I've heard quite a few people, both here and in professional reviews, complain that the plot was confusing. If so many people think so, I can't exactly say that they're *wrong* - all I can say is that I never found it even remotely so.
General Marquez wants to kill the president and take his place. Cartel leader Barillo backs up the coup d'estat. CIA, through Agent Sands, want the president killed, but don't want General Marquez in his place. So Sands hires El Mariachi to kill Marquez and Jorge from FBI to kill Barillo and his henchman. Since Sands is such a SOB, he uses their sense of vengeance to get them to do what he wants. It's all pretty straight forward to me.
Of course, things don't turn out the way they were supposed to, which could be a reason people get confused. When the aim of the hero is to kill the bad guy/save the world/win the race and he ends up killing the bad guy/saving the world/winning the race, it's pretty easy to understand. But when characters fail or change their goals - yeah, it gets a bit more complicated. But also harder to predict and ultimately a lot more fun.
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