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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
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Reviews Counted: 133
Fresh: 112
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
Genre: Dramas
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... [More]
Starring: Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
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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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