Once Upon A Time In Mexico

I saw Once Upon A Time In Mexico last night. There was quite a bit of cringe-inducing violence, which I don't particularly like, but for what it's worth, it was stylized violence. The movie adeptly mixed music with action and I loved the James Bondesque guitars and cases. I usually have trouble with anything involving Enrique Iglesias, but Johnny Depp more than made up for him.

While watching, I had a sense that Robert Rodriguez, the writer and director, just had fun making the film. There was joy in the creation and I enjoyed the movie more because of it. It felt less like a story and more like a montage of scenes that savor and sometimes laugh at themselves. Now I'm curious to see El Mariachi and Desperado.