This movie was a bit of a struggle to watch, but I was willing to suffer through it being that it's the prequel to "Desperado" (or so I've heard).
The plot isn't bad, just everything else is. It's clearly low budget which is what makes it so strenuous to watch. I don't like to hold a budget against a movie, but proper budgets go into any and everything we experience. Those products and services that have adequate funding tend to be better than those that are underfunded.
In the case of "El Mariachi," the picture quality is poor, the editing is choppy, and the acting leaves a lot to be desired. Then there's the voice over dub. At least in kung-fu movies it's a thing to have bad voice overs. This was no kung fu movie.
As for the plot, it's about a Mariachi singer with a guitar that is mistaken for a gangster who carries a guitar case full of guns. They look nothing alike, but the only description that the henchmen have is of a guy who wears black and carries a guitar case. In my mind, that'd be half the guys in Mexico!! Well, the first guy they see with a guitar case is an actual Mariachi player and they go after him.
Again, because of the low budget the movie lacked the intensity and believability that it needs to be really engrossing. The movie watching experience was bland, hence the violence and action was also bland (if violence can be considered bland). With a bigger budget this movie would've been so much better.
The plot isn't bad, just everything else is. It's clearly low budget which is what makes it so strenuous to watch. I don't like to hold a budget against a movie, but proper budgets go into any and everything we experience. Those products and services that have adequate funding tend to be better than those that are underfunded.
In the case of "El Mariachi," the picture quality is poor, the editing is choppy, and the acting leaves a lot to be desired. Then there's the voice over dub. At least in kung-fu movies it's a thing to have bad voice overs. This was no kung fu movie.
As for the plot, it's about a Mariachi singer with a guitar that is mistaken for a gangster who carries a guitar case full of guns. They look nothing alike, but the only description that the henchmen have is of a guy who wears black and carries a guitar case. In my mind, that'd be half the guys in Mexico!! Well, the first guy they see with a guitar case is an actual Mariachi player and they go after him.
Again, because of the low budget the movie lacked the intensity and believability that it needs to be really engrossing. The movie watching experience was bland, hence the violence and action was also bland (if violence can be considered bland). With a bigger budget this movie would've been so much better.