Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Nice to see a remake of a pretty good movie that actually surpasses the original.
This was my second time watching it, and I might have actually liked it a little bit more. Caught a little more nuance. It comes close to being a great movie, but I have to say, except for maybe the finale, the action is pretty disappointing here. The rest of the filmmaking/acting/writing is top notch, but when the action is such a key part of the story... it should be a little stronger than this.
I am somewhat amused by the opening action set piece, which seems to strike the attitude of a modern day car chase, but set in the old west, complete with an explosion and a big crash. But it's just not very well staged, and maybe a little too over the top.
Still, it's nice to see a modern Western that for once isn't revisionist or elegiac, but more old-fashioned and adventurous.
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