The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Slightly wussier version of "Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia", but Tommy Lee Jones gives an excellent performance.

Poor man's "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia".

Not what I was expecting, but still not awful or anything.

Thank god for films like this. Tommy Lee Jones really impressed me here.. Fantastic cinematography. Just a beautiful film on all counts. It doesn't necessarily stand out, but it's wonderful in it's subtlety.

A sentimental story with some beautiful scenery, it's an alright story from the sentimentalness but there's not *that* much going on plot-wise, and the mystery leaves something to be desired.

Probably the best screenplay Guillermo Arriaga has written

good movie, intense story, i just sometimes wished that more parts were in english cause subs suck :D

An interesting and worthwhile film, filled with enough choice moments of thought-provoking intelligence to make it worthwhile.

Fine directorial debut from TLJ about loyalty.

Does the connected lives, determined morality, and coincidental events that Alejandro Gonzalez does, but Arriaga does 'em better.

A good movie with some very intense moments and flashes of greatness, but it doesn't really get there. The convoluted set up is unnecessary and the whole thing feels unfocused, as if Jones has a good story and something to say with it, but can't quite fit the two together. It's still worth watching as long as your expectations aren't too high.

This movie has multiple interpretations. Basically it's a multi leveled growing up story. For different kinds of things. But especially for growing up to see more further. To see behind the curtain. A very strong anti-rasistic story. It's a road movie for human soul. Like the blind man said I haven't seen anything in years. Strong directing and acting along the way.

LynchMidget's review sums up my thoughts on this movie exactly.

Kinda contrived at times (the donkey falling off the cliff was just silly, and Arriaga is as self-satisfied as always), and Pepper isn't great, but Jones has a light touch as director, and the camera is beautiful.

TLJ seems to handle Arriaga better than Inarritu, even after all that practice. The stories are interwoven better, the photography is just as good, and the world is realerer (even if the romanticism of the settings seems a little strong. I mean if I believed TX is really like this I would move there in a second.)

Although it is made in a generally competent manner, and the results prove quite atmospheric, it is also rather contrived, artificial, and preachy, in ways which detract from the effectiveness of the overall experience.

Guillermo Arriaga'dan gene klasina yakisan bir film.

As many things as this film did that were brilliant or impressive, it did just as many that felt forced or hackneyed.

menges' cinematography is the main reason this remains watchable despite the obviously hamfisted material.

A haunting western.

Star Rating: ★★★1/2

I like that it has nuance, but it really lacks subtlety.

bring me the corpse of melquiades estrada!

One of the most underrated movies of 2005, a must see for any Tommy Lee Jones fan.

Nice work by Tommy Lee Jones.

As a debut feature, Tommy Lee Jones's first turn in the director's chair is a gritty and touching surprise. Sure it's a bit slow, but what western isn't? This is a movie that grows on you more and more retrospectively, and its landscapes are breathtakingly beautiful. The screenplay jumps around a bit chronologically, but that's to be expected from the writer of 21 Grams. Very good; just shy of great.

Amusing and overrated.

dark humor, bittersweet story. very good.

Terrrible (with an exxtra R). Why do people have to continuously make bad and boring political commentaries and call them movies?

Pretty good. I think the main character is a little forced, but that's really just a minor nitpick. I liked the mirroring of scenes of the blind American listening to Mexican radio he doesn't understand, and the Mexicans watching American television they don't understand. Also the double-meaning of the title is nifty and leaves something open to interpretation. Good job, Tommy Lee Jones.

I love this film. One of Lee Jones' best roles, and his direction is damn good too.

"Jones carries Pete's weight of grief but without betraying the character's emotional impenetrability or slack conscience." - Joe McGovern

The non linear narrative at the start was a little confusing to start with but overall a solid modern Western about a journey to redemption(the Western) and self discovery (the modern bit)

I enjoyed this movie very much, from the way it played with the timeline at the beginning, to the beautiful performances by Barry Pepper and Tommy Lee Jones and the often breath-taking cinematography. It's the story of a terrible accident, and the act of redemption that it entails. Highly recommended.

Thinks it's a great movie, but isn't. Good, never great.

A man keeps its word until the end.

the settings of rural bordertown misery versus the mindblowingly vast nature (both depicted impeccably) are the perfect fit for this journey out of narrow-mindedness into a broadened view of variety and circumstance. there's a story to everything, even if one doesn't know or care for it. fuck prison, this is exactly what every ignorant retard who ever killed or mistreated another person should have to go through.

Don't let the ponderous title fool you. Tommy Lee Jones filmed this in his backyard, and keeps things moving. My only real complaint is that, as a character, Melquiades Estrada is given very little real personality. He's just a nice guy who gets shot, which doesn't seem to justify all those scenes with him in flashback.

cosa c'è per cena? zucchini ripieni e basta? sono a dieta a dieta? ma tu sei belliZZima così, sei la mia BOMBA SEXY!

Weak, politically correct, peopled by caricatures, boring!

'No Country For Old Men' meets 'Weekend At Bernies'. Kooky!

The best characters disappears too soon (January Jones and Dwight Yoakam) leaving you in the company of a rather self-indulgent, serious version of 'Weekend at Bernie's.

Near masterpiece

The directorial debut of Jones, but the filmmaker whose fingerprints are all over it is screenwriter Arriaga. Like his overwrought collaborations with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, this film plays around with non-linear storytelling to no discernible dramatic effect and is so enamored with its own bleakness that it becomes a humorless chore. Jones shoots his beloved Texas landscapes with a fine eye for stark beauty, but the film moves as slowly as the scorching sun across the vast summer sky.

Modern and stoic. In your concealered face, post-feminism!