Desperado

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 25, 1995

8.5	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 277 Ratings

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OriginalDangerAug 5, 2020

Antonio Banderas stars in this 1995 action film that came out the same year as Assassins which also starred Banderas alongside Sylvester Stallone and Julianne Moore.... Made in 1995 by director, Robert Rodriguez you could say DESPERADO isAntonio Banderas stars in this 1995 action film that came out the same year as Assassins which also starred Banderas alongside Sylvester Stallone and Julianne Moore.... Made in 1995 by director, Robert Rodriguez you could say DESPERADO is violent, infact too violent but that's not the problem with this film. It has so many stupid parts like Danny Trejo's character throwing knives at people without any real explanation and he's a crap shot at it too which is embarrassing... The main villain named Bucho is camp as they come and it's all very stupid. The only decent people in the whole movie are Antonio Banderas and the sexy Salma Hayek and some of the acting is overacted or we get stupid characters and Quentin Tarantino's short role in Desperado was awful so he should stick to directing because he sure can't act... Desperado contains violence, bad language, nudity and sex but the sex is probably the only reason to watch it.. Too violent and silly.. Assassins made the same year as Desperado by Richard Donner was a much better film.… Expand

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amheretojudgeOct 15, 2019

The one-liners, I can see, would make the whole screen scream for Antonio Banderas, I know I would.

Desperado The director Robert Rodriguiz cannot get my attention enough. And I love it. The entire filmography of his tickles my brain. What?The one-liners, I can see, would make the whole screen scream for Antonio Banderas, I know I would.

Desperado

The director Robert Rodriguiz cannot get my attention enough. And I love it. The entire filmography of his tickles my brain. What? Why? And how? First of all, his commercialized version of a film is pretty close to the art form he wishes to speak. Now, this is my window in. I love these aspects of his films. The Tarantino alike- it is not a surprise since they have collaborated with each other plenty of time over the years- stories or call it a monologue that these guys share is the way to hook you in. So why not go through it. Now take Tarantino's films for instance. These stories, fables, tid bits is what we call the crisp, the entertainment part of the film.

Just as the violence, the action in the film is. What then Tarantino does with the rest of the time, is ground these parties, the enjoyment, the weekend of the film with is proper heavy and profound themes with a new take and perspective. Now, this is where Robert falls short. His film, if not rummaging around the jokes and the action, will simply color the film and the characters with incredibly filmy or more expressively lofty substances.

Not even substances but scenarios. These scenes that he wishes to project doesn't only feel forced but also questionable. The choices that these stereotypical one dimensional characters make, is something wrongly unfathomable. And to add more trouble Robert too isn't balancing the laws that he establishes. Take the last act of Desperado. One where our protagonist after a battle that he fought with a half-grin plastered across his face, now is told to draw out empathy as a character that he is emotionally connected is hospitalized. I still don't understand the existence of that last piece and certainly not the way it is projected.… Expand

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davygravy93Dec 25, 2021

Typical revenge flick garbage made for idiots. The ending is so terrible I flipped off the screen.

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