Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
“The time has come.”
Movie20031h 42mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 2,487 ratings.
Movie review: Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a film from 2003. It is catalogued under Action, Crime, Thriller. Its listed tagline is “The time has come.”
Story
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.3/10 based on 2,487 votes.
Production
Release date: September 11, 2003 · Runtime: 102 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $29,000,000 · Reported revenue: $98,769,390
Official trailer
Cast
Antonio Banderas
Johnny Depp
Cheech Marin
Salma Hayek Pinault
Mickey Rourke
Willem Dafoe
Eva Mendes
Danny Trejo
Rubén Blades
Enrique Iglesias
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