A retired gun slinging lawman is heading for a ship to Europe. In order to get there, he must accept a request from a fanboy of his. Make a name for himself and have a showdown with 150 men.
Six words. Henry Fonda. Sergio Leone. Spaghetti Western. Even though Leone's fingerprints aren't on the movie (he produced), he was a large presence. Terence Hill as the easy going Nobody and Fonda as the old and wise Jack Beaumont, have a nice chemistry together and do well in this movie, which is pretty much a deconstruction of the genre in an "end of the West" motif. Morricone has batted three for three. Awesome soundtrack. Especially Nobody's theme. Sound plays a part of the movie and should be accredited.
I think the only problem with it is that the conflict wasn't played as hard as it was. I mean yeah, The Wild Bunch were 150 purebred sumsabitches on horses....and? They were more likely props for Jack to kill. Other then seeing them ride, what really made them onery and mean? Even though the film was about hero worship and it is set up as a deconstruction of the genre, isn't it better to have the antagonist do something mean? Even just for a little bit? Just thought I'd point that out. A little qualm I've had.
Even though the DVD is barebones, the video is excellent and the audio is beyond awesome. Western fans will love this. General movie fans, get it when you can.
3 stars.
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