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'The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada' isn't your typical Western
by John DeFore

The strangeness of "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" may come as a surprise, and so might the sure-footed way that a fledgling director navigates it. Tommy Lee Jones undermines some assumptions his fans might have — most of all, he tweaks his cast-iron screen persona — and does it with a sense of humor that's so sly you sometimes wonder if he's joking or not. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of West Texas, later to be found and reburied in the town cemetery. True to his dead friend's wish, ranch-hand Pete Perkins takes his friend's body to give him a proper burial in his hometown in Mexico — kidnapping a border patrolman along the way.

FILM FACTS ...

Sony Pictures Classics

'The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada'

Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Julio Cedillo, Vanessa Bauche, Dwight Yoakam, Barry Tubb
Run time: 121 minutes
Release date: Dec. 14, 2005
Rating: R for language, violence and sexuality.
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A man of few words
Actor/director Tommy Lee Jones gives uncharacteristic interviews with:
• The Palm Beach Post
• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A-
"It's a film of redemption, of alienation among the inhabitants of the dusty, rattler-infested West and, on its surface, of one man demanding a kind of moral restitution for the slaying of his friend in a place where little justice exists."

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Austin American-Statesman: 4 of 5 stars
"...is more Peckinpah than Lonesome Dove, but one wonders if the actor/filmmaker's assuredness might be enough to sell this strange tale to fans of more conventional Westerns."

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The Palm Beach Post: B
"Like many of the best westerns, this is an allegorical tale of honor and self-discovery, more internal than action-driven, with characters that deepen along their peculiar odyssey."

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