The 3 Burials of Melquiades Estrada: Tommy Lee Jones makes his directorial debut in this very weak drama. Jones actually pulls double duty as he stars in the film along side Barry Pepper. The Story takes place near the Texas/Mexico boarder. Jones plays Pete - a ranch hand who works with his friend Melquiades, a man who crossed over the Mexican boarder illegally. When Melquiades shows up dead, Pete keeps a promise to his friend and returns his body to Mexico to be buried near his family and in the land he loves. The who, what, and why Melquiades was killed is answered early in the second act and the film goes down hill from there. Talk about slow moving, the pace of the film is on course with the long horseback ride down to Mexico…….in real time. The film failed to create any drama or suspense; plus there was no reason to care about the characters. The only thing Jones did right was create such a mysterious world down around the boarder. I recommend you stay away from this rental.

* and ½ stars

If this movie had Parents they would be: The Missing & Open Range

With a running time of 121 minutes
This film is rated R