Desperado is a 1995 American neo-Western action film written, co-produced, edited and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
It stars Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover.
At the Tarasco bar, El Mariachi engages in a tense standoff with Bucho's henchmen, followed by a massive gunfight.
Outside the church, they are ambushed by a man armed with throwing knives, who kills Buscemi and severely wounds El Mariachi.
El Mariachi returns to Carolina and learns that Bucho financed her bookstore as an additional front for his drug dealing.
The two fight their way out of the burning building and onto a local rooftop, where El Mariachi gets a clear shot at Bucho but inexplicably chooses not to attempt to kill him.
Angry about their failure to kill El Mariachi, Bucho gathers his men and says: "You drive around town, you see someone you don't know, you shoot them!
Realizing that Bucho will never stop hunting him, El Mariachi contacts his friends, Campa and Quino, for assistance.
Originally, the gun was used by El Mariachi during the second bar shootout when he uses it to shoot the first thug before whipping out his pistols from his sleeves and finishing him off.
In a second deleted scene, the crotch gun was to go off accidentally while Banderas is in bed with Hayek, blowing a hole through the guitar while they were playing it.
[14] Other artists on the soundtrack album include Dire Straits, Link Wray, Latin Playboys, and Carlos Santana.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 70% based on reviews from 54 critics, with an average rating of 6.5/10, The sites consensus reads, "Desperado contains almost too much action and too little of a story to sustain interest, but Antonio Banderas proves a charismatic lead in Robert Rodriguez's inventive extravaganza.
[17] Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote that the film "could scarcely be more dazzling on a purely visual level, but it's mortally anemic in the story, character and thematic departments.
"[8] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly rated the film "B" and praised the action sequences despite the lack of characterization.
[18] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "Overdependence on violence also marginalizes Desperado as a gun-slinging novelty item, instead of the broader effort toward which this talented young director might have aspired.
"[21] Bob McCabe of Empire rated it 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "It's big, it's daft, but Desperado is confident and hugely entertaining filmmaking.
"[22] Heidi Strom of the Daily Press wrote, "A pure adrenaline rush from start to finish, Desperado will shock, amuse, thrill and disgust – but never disappoint.