Since practically all reviews here are positive, it feels like spoiling the fun writing negatively about Perdita Durango. I must be one of the few people who does not like this film one bit. Violent and morbid in a senseless and provocative way, Perdita Durango is hardly an original in the flow of 1990s movies that lack any form of subtlety and atmosphere, and go overboard on abuse, cursing and violence because the artistic minds that spawn this nonsense all agree that 'this is how life really is'. How tough and rugged and at the same time sincere the people who made this film must be and yes, we should all be on our knees thanking them for making these realistic and honestly daring films which are supposedly so terrific that they are beyond criticism. Just write a mind-numbing and aggressive screenplay, bring money in the til and you become a cinematic genius (like Barry Gifford) and will receive carte blanche treatment all over the place.
Review of Perdita Durango
