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(1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 90% Fresh Page   1   "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."   Channel 4 Film   Anton Bitel "Among the movie's many grim figures, Mel's decaying corpse (badly preserved with anti-freeze) serves as metaphor and reality, an occasion for respect and the limit of legend. %u2014 9 February 2006 "   PopPolitics.com   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "They say good things come in threes: burials, for one, and Tommy Lee Jones (for another)."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2.5/4 "...hurt by an overlong running time..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "It attempts to cover a lot of territory just like the American border patrol in Texas, but its results are mixed, perhaps, not unlike the border patrol."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B+ "The film works on three levels: as a visually appealing modern Southwestern saga, as an old-fashioned cowboy story, and as a compelling, slightly troubling look at modern ideas superimposed against an old-fashioned lifestyle."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Takes the finale of Lonesome Dove to new levels with his directorial debut; a poetic tribute to a dying breed and a Peckinpahesque examination of friendship and kept promises."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B+ "A well-structured and literate yarn that employs the classic qualities of older films with a simplicity and sincerity that makes them fresh again."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "An excruciatingly boring morality tale with poorly developed characters and a big spiritual finale that sputters."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat "Though this is Jones' first attempt at directing a feature, his work is solid, in part because he know knows this place and these people so well."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox A- "strong characters that nurse us over rugged horse paths and through craggy nooks"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "This is the real deal, kids."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "This is the solid directorial debut of veteran actor Tommy Lee Jones. As a former filmmaker marveled to me, "he's an actor who knows how to direct!""   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards 3/5 "Tommy Lee Jones makes the year's most assured directorial debut."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner B+ "...a beautifully crafted and original piece of work. Hats off to Mr. Jones. "   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "Jones handles his fellow actors well, drawing a hard, anguished performance from Pepper and allowing January Jones (no relation) to bring a touching vulnerability to Mike's bored, vapid, baby-doll wife."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 7/10 "This is a modest, low-budget, and low-key film but Jones shows a sure hand and real directing power with handling his actors."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 2/4 "New filmmakers are often told "don't mistake motion for action." This is why."   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 4/5 "A fotografia ressalta a secura e o aspecto rochoso das locações como forma de estabelecer uma metáfora visual da própria existência daquelas pessoas retratadas pelo roteiro."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3.5/5 "A beautifully written and acted mini-epic about life and death, although it might be somewhat enigmatic for many viewers."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "The film skitters along the lives of sad people in low places."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "I'm afraid that this small but potent film may be lost in the shuffle and be pushed to the wayside by the big guys on the block."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford A "... the most impressive directorial debut the American cinema has seen in some time, a contemporary western both rough and poetic, laconic and passionate."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 3/4 "A safe, satisfying drama steeped in classic notions of loyalty and friendship."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 7/10 "A simple, stoic, well-structured contemporary Western that brings a humanist point of view to bigger issues."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 1.5/4 "Crash by way of Cormac McCarthy."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 3.5/5 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/5 Read review   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi  (1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 90% Fresh Page   1