Return of Halleluja / Il West ti va stretto, amico … è arrivato Alleluja (Giuliano Carnimeo, 1972)

[Mickey13]

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@Mickey13

Basically a standard comedy western with the kind of panoply of jokes you would expect; while the material is rendered in a predominantly palatable fashion, the issue is that the humor is nowhere nearly as whacky as subsequently found in the Tresette films nor is it anything along the lines of its classier predecessor, so it sort of falls through the cracks on account of the middling story and its generally bland nature. It is okay for a Sunday evening viewing when there is nothing else to do, but to my way of thinking, there is just not enough of Hilton here among other things.

Likewise, too many gags simply fall flat, the soundtrack is slightly inferior to what you would expect from such a heavyweight as Nicolai, the fast motion sequences lack the jarring effect of the second Tresette installment and there is just not enough narrative focus, so it is a tad too humdrum and too all over the place for its own good. Still, Carnimeo’s directing is nothing to scoff at and at least the overall craftsmanship is kept on a reasonable level, so it does not devolve into utter dross either. Be that as it may, it is still my least favorite comedy from Carnimeo in that it does not provoke too many laughs and is narratively too lackluster to be much of a diversion in the end.