A contemplation film that begs to be chewed up, spit out, processed, talked about, and felt deeply.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 26, 2020

It's a neo-western so predictable and so flat, that I know almost everything that happens by heart. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jul 25, 2020

Arriaga's wry fatalism is strangely satisfying, and his screenplay provides the backbone for great performances by the principal cast.

| Jan 8, 2020

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada has the grandeur of a morality drama enriched with the impassioned bewilderment of true tragedy.

| Oct 7, 2018

Despite the occasional gruesomely gleeful tone of this film, (you may find yourself laughing in inappropriate places) it has an odd dignity, most of which comes from Tommy Lee Jones.

| Aug 24, 2017

In The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, there is heartbreak, loss, and adultery, all of it general and all of it far more affecting than any self-righteous ethics or anachronistic western codes.

| Mar 5, 2014

An offbeat, tonal take on the Western, Tommy Lee Jones' The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is best described as soulful and creative, if scattered and overambitious.

| Original Score: 67/100 | Jun 14, 2010

Exerts considerable, groggy power

| Aug 30, 2009

As an actor Tommy Lee Jones rarely makes a false move. A master of understatement, he conveys a sense of enormous power held in check. The same could be said of his first feature as a director, Three Burials.

| Nov 1, 2007

Tommy Lee himself must be mentioned, as he pulls a nuanced role with a craggy, sunburnt face that's impressive to behold. He's at the top of his game in this flick, all the more remarkable as he's literally wearing many hats on the production.

| Original Score: A | Jun 21, 2007

Part character study, part Peckinpah-esque border Western, part mystic epic, Three Burials traverses its uncharted territories with a humour and humanity that lighten the burden of its sadness.

| Jun 15, 2007

Breathtaking tableaus, colorful characters, and a moving message about redemption end up overshadowed by wanton insanity one might normally associate with a sadistic snuff film.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 31, 2007

A stunningly offbeat and finely controlled directorial debut.

| Mar 1, 2007

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a spiritual exploration so profound and complex that it's impossible to take it all in with one viewing.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Nov 2, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 1, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 24, 2006

one of those offbeat dramas that would never have gotten produced without the clout of a major star behind it. ...a challenging, unpredictable film that never allows the audience to get too comfortable.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 19, 2006

A parable, buddy movie, western myth and road movie all rolled into one %u2013 one excellent one

| May 13, 2006

You owe it to yourself to saddle up with them.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 12, 2006

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 12, 2006