El mariachi
El mariachi Image
See the trailer
Metascore
73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Starring: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez
  • Summary: In this action adventure film a lone Mariachi musician enters a small town at the same time as a hitman. They both wear black and carry similar guitar cases, except the Mariachi's contains his beloved guitar and the hitman's is full of weapons--as a result the Mariachi finds himself ushered into a violent underworld of crime. (Sony)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hal Hinson
    80
    This brilliantly naive, low-budget shoot-'em-up presents every action as if it were brand spanking new.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    80
    Juicy, adroit, and likable.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    78
    While the story may be a common one (for the action genre, at least), Rodriguez, who wrote, produced, shot and edited the entire film himself, has a uniquely straightforward wit that makes what might otherwise have been just another shoot-'em-up something more than that.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Enormously entertaining.

See all 9 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. B.J.S.
    9
    A wonderfully filmed and edited movie for when it was made. This movie had a good story, unlike its two sequals Desparado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico which were just movies about shooting people and had not artistic elements in the editin and filming at all. This movie did have killing in it but it did not dwell on it but instead on what was happening all around.… Collapse
  2. TheWalrus2000
    8
    Rodriguez's strong script and direction give him a strong start to the game in this outstanding action thriller.

See all 4 User Reviews

Trailers

Current Movie Releases

Full List »
  1. Star Trek Into Darkness
    Metascore: 73
  2. Iron Man 3
    Metascore: 62
  3. 42
    Metascore: 62
  4. Evil Dead (2013)
    Metascore: 57
  5. The Croods
    Metascore: 55
  6. Oblivion
    Metascore: 54
  7. The Great Gatsby
    Metascore: 54
  8. Pain & Gain
    Metascore: 43
  9. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
    Metascore: 41
  10. Olympus Has Fallen
    Metascore: 41
  11. The Host
    Metascore: 35
  12. Tyler Perry's Temptation
    Metascore: 27
  13. Scary Movie 5
    Metascore: 11
All Current Movies »