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100
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
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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80
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Washington Post Desson Thomson
The commercial transition has been remarkably successful. This is primarily thanks to Rodriguez, who not only retains the original movie's kinetic flair, but takes it further.
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75
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The camera loves Banderas -- a velvet stud -- as much as it did the young Clint Eastwood.
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75
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
The stunts dazzle until you miss the low-key charm and cost-conscious inventiveness of the original. Desperado is best when Rodriguez lets his playful side cut through the blare of a born filmmaker indulging his first chance at high-end Hollywood fireworks.
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50
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
I was pleased again and again by set-ups, camera angles, lighting effects, editing rhythms and the fanciful staging of action scenes. But I never for a moment cared about the characters, and the plot was all too conveniently structured - just a guideline to the action.
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50
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Search for some independent inspiration, and you'll be looking for a long time.
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50
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USA Today Mike Clark
Nothing but set pieces, snoozes between its scenes of carnage.
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40
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The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
Like "The Quick and the Dead," Desperado wavers uneasily between myth making and parody, so that too many scenes drag on long after they've lost their punch.
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40
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Washington Post Rita Kempley
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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30
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
A weakly comic splatter movie oversupplied with jokey, cartoonish violence.
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