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Contract or no contract, he still could have made much better films than what he did. Once Upon A Time In Mexico was so beyond stupid that I found myself unable to watch it. It's like he had no idea when to pull back, which, if anything, shows that he's not mature enough to handle such large budgets. Watch the last twenty minutes of From Dusk Til Dawn (after Tarantino left the production) for another good example of his immaturity. As for that last Spy Kid movie, the 4th one, that Skarkboy and Lavagirl nonsense, I thought that he was already out of his contract at that point.

Oh ya, Mickey Rourke, forgot about him. He's the man! I loved Clive Owen in Bent but he has become just another Hollywood face taking any shit part that pays his salary, and I predict that interest in him will wane with his age.



The contract was a little more specific than just "make another movie for us", but I agree about him not being able to deliver as he used to. I went to see one of his productions near San Francisco and it was a little weird because it played out like a student film shoot. I think his short films are so much better, especially BedHead and his scene from Four Rooms.
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