The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
84 %
Reviews Counted: 134 Fresh: 113 Rotten:21 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Consensus:
Tommy Lee Jones’ directorial debut is both a potent western and a powerful morality tale.
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Theatrical Release: Dec 14, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $4,913,407
Synopsis: Tommy Lee Jones takes his second turn in the director's chair with THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA, the follow-up to his 1995 western THE GOOD OLD BOYS. The action takes place on the border between West Texas and Northern Chihuahua in Mexico, which is a hot spot for illegal crossings.... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones, Levon Helm
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga Jordan
Producer: Michael Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Menges
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga Jordan
Producer: Michael Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Menges
Composer: Marco Beltrami
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11/01/07
Top Critic
Part character study, part Peckinpah-esque border Western, part mystic epic, Three Burials traverses its uncharted territories with a humour and humanity that lighten the burden of its sadness.
06/15/07
Breathtaking tableaus, colorful characters, and a moving message about redemption end up overshadowed by wanton insanity one might normally associate with a sadistic snuff film.
05/31/07
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11/11/06
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a spiritual exploration so profound and complex that it's impossible to take it all in with one viewing.
11/02/06
one of those offbeat dramas that would never have gotten produced without the clout of a major star behind it. ...a challenging, unpredictable film that never allows the audience to get too comfortable.
05/19/06
A parable, buddy movie, western myth and road movie all rolled into one %u2013 one excellent one
05/13/06
A stiff shows up with gruesome repetition in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and some will be surprised to learn that it isn't Tommy Lee Jones' former college roommate, Al Gore.
05/05/06
It attempts to cover a lot of territory just like the American border patrol in Texas, but its results are mixed, perhaps, not unlike the border patrol.
04/29/06
A fotografia ressalta a secura e o aspecto rochoso das locações como forma de estabelecer uma metáfora visual da própria existência daquelas pessoas retratadas pelo roteiro.
04/22/06
Top Critic
Intriguingly structured, beautifully shot and superbly acted Western - this is one of the highlights of the year.
03/30/06
They say good things come in threes: burials, for one, and Tommy Lee Jones (for another).
03/11/06
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