For me this heist movie can be divided into two parts. The first hour we are watching the robbery. Itās interesting even if at time very illogical. Itās fun to watch. Then when the robbery is completed, we go into the doublecrossing land. For it were some of the worst scripted doublecrosses ever and it was simply boring to watch. Not to mention the ending was a messy crap. Still we get some nice Morricone-wannabe music and we can see Gerard Herter not playing a villain at once. This time he makes kind of Colonel Mortiner impersonation, but he aināt Van Cleef for sure. 6/10
[quote=āRomaine Fielding, post:2, topic:1167ā]That would make it worth watching for me.
Am I correct in assuming that this is NOT a comedy?[/quote]
No, itās not
Itās funny how evidently they steal things from Leone films in this one: Gerard Herterās character who looks like LVCās Colonel Mortimer, the scene in the gun shop is very similar to GBU as well as the desert scene.
Fine score. Above average spaghetti western, even though some ideas are obviously borrowed. It starts out a bit talky, but it gets interesting quick. The film indeed switches from being a heist film into ādouble crossing landā as alk0 mentions. But this not necessarily a bad thing. I agree with Lanky Fellow that the priest bit by Greenwood is the best scene of the film. But letās not forget the cleavage of Gabriella Giorgelli that is constantly available for viewing pleasure. Overall Iād say 6,5/10.
Decent film, with good performances and gritty photography, although Montero allows the heist sequence to drag on too long. (It does have tense moments, though.)
Herter is excellent, as always, and keeps his mannerisms in check, for once, and I like Maurice Poli/Monty Greenwood in the lead.
I do not know why, but the second part of the movie (after the robbery) reminded me a bit of I Crudeli. And even here, no one is happy with the gold.
And I agree with LankyFellow, the score and the camera work is first class. For the Camera work by the way Stelvio Massi was responsible. And that he makes good work, is known.
The film is recommended. Certainly not a genre gem, but we experienced very entertaining minutes.
Agree with most of what has been said above.
No masterpiece and certainly derivative in many ways but a solidly entertaining and well made heist western which I thoroughly enjoyed. Certainly a notch above some of the ālesserā Spaghettis Iāve been catching up on recently. The ending, however, could have been better. A solid 3 out of 5 for me.
Clever robbery in this one. Have to hand it to the guy who planned it. Best part of the film for me the robbery section. Greed then takes over and things end up a mess for the gang really. Would have been better to stay less greedy, but then again this is a Spaghetti western . Have a couple of the score tracks on C.D, and as pointed out above this is a nice score. Alot of Spaghetti fans will find alot to enjoy in this one.
I like this one quite a bit.
Long ago, I gave it a 3 (above) ā¦but, it is really somewhere around a 3.5 in my estimation.
I love the music, the plot is pretty good, the acting is well doneā¦but, even so there is just something about it that keeps me from giving it a higher rating.
Good stuff, thoughā¦and I recommend it as a ālesserā, yet very entertaining, Spaghetti Western.
. Have a couple of the score tracks on C.D, and as pointed out above this is a nice score. Alot of Spaghetti fans will find alot to enjoy in this one.