Desperado
User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28

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  1. MichalW.
    Sep 19, 2007
    4
    El Mariachi simply was a better film in every respect than Desperado. It had better story, better dialogues, was more fun. For me Desperado is an artistic flop and a significant step backwards from El Mariachi. I am glad that this fact is reflected in the metascore.
  2. PatC.
    May 24, 2004
    4
    A hilarious bloodbath in the vein of an "A" movie alternative for "B" movie fans. Get take-out & a tub o' cerveza and settle in for a hot sweaty stinky time down to old Mexico, where life is cheap as a three-day-old taco and there are no police to disrupt resolution of disputes between gentlemen of action who survive or die with the deliberateness and precision of gymnasts doing floor exercises. Warning: This movie contains scenes of mind-numbing regret as a parade of interesting quirky characters drop dead and we lose their contribution to the dialogue. This movie does not merit further commentary. In fact, it would do it a disservice to nit-pick trivial inconsistencies, like that blowing lots of folks away isn't really a cool vocation. For comparison, imagine Eastwood spagetti westerns as timeless traditional classics, that's how cornball quirky this movie is. But the damn thing is watchable. … Expand

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Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Rita Kempley
    40
    Desperado also has some entertaining twists, some sexy goings-on, but on the whole, watching the film is about as much fun as sitting on a cactus.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    75
    The camera loves Banderas -- a velvet stud -- as much as it did the young Clint Eastwood.
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  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Rick Groen
    100
    Take nothing seriously - not the action, not the gore, not the plot, not the theme. Instead, view Desperado as it's meant to be seen - a comedy - and you're in for an unalloyed treat; heck, you're in for one of the funniest flicks of the year.
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