Unnecessary discomfort
Mark from Wicklow, 16 Apr 2007
Although this film does have a good story to it and is well written, (see synopsis), there are a few things that might consider you to think otherwise about renting it. We all feel uncomfortable with sex scenes while watching it with the person/people you least would want there in such a circumstance, and this film is chock full of em! I wont go into details but it really ruined it for me as some of the scenes did not bare the most attractive of people, and had nothing to do with the film. Avoid
5 people out of 10 found this review helpful
Hard.
Ciaran from Dublin, 23 Apr 2007
Tommy-Lee vows to take his Mexican cowboy friend home to bury him and discovers some oddities along the way. A cold and hard modern western, this is probably not for everyone with its slow deliberate pacing but is rewarding for patient viewers. Annoyingly leaves a few ends untied though.
5 people out of 5 found this review helpful
Good
Declan from Dublin, 30 May 2007
Western type film worth watching
2 people out of 2 found this review helpful
Interesting movie
John from Dublin, 13 Dec 2007
Interesting movie that rolls along slowly but has some nice moments. Tommy lee jones just manages to sell his more-sympathetic-than-usual role of a rancher trying to do right by his friend Melquiades, an illegal immigrant working as a cowhand, who is mistakenly shot by a law officer. I found that the non-linear order in which the story unfolded was a bit overdone but the overall movie was still good to watch. Worth a watch.
1 people out of 2 found this review helpful
3 Burials
Tim from Cork, 25 Oct 2007
Fairly impressive low budget production. Quite memorable but don't expect anything too exciting, this is a very subtle, visual film. Speaking of visual, the scenery and cinematograpy is breath taking. Also, great to see Levon Helm in film again...
1 people out of 1 found this review helpful
Tommy Lee Jones crafts a memorable film
Maura from Galway, 18 Jul 2007
A compelling film about the journey of redemption of an unwilling man. The message is never rammed home, but shown in an understated fashion. A measured film with a strong sense of place and character.
1 people out of 1 found this review helpful
The fourth burial was Tommy Lee Jones career!
Brian from Cork, 28 Sep 2007
Poor, dull movie which left little to be admired, basically telling the story of a murdered mexican cowboy and his three burials, and about his friend Tommy Lee Jones trying to find out why he died, who did it and returning his body to his homeland. Not a classic just a boring watch. T L Jones really needs to make better movies than this.
0 people out of 1 found this review helpful