One minute you're a mysterious preacher in Pale Rider and then you are a cardiac waiting to happen like an extra out of Dads Army who keeps falling off his horse... The only person who brings some redemption to this film is Morgan Freeman who, tragically is killed by the producers before he can make a true impact on the film, for being mildly entertaining. The question really, is just how much worse could this film be? With its all star pantomime cast, it could be tricky to pull off, though no doubt the producers could still nick a few coins from all our pockets. If you want a good classic western, pick up Appaloosa or Pale Rider. These are far more entertaining and do not stereotype the Englishman as a t**t.
I will keep this review short and simple. Unforgiven lives up to its
name as I have still not forgiven it. Richard Harris portrays one of
the weakest characters I have ever seen in a film. Despite being listed
as a star of the film, he barely features. He arrives in town, acts
rather stereotypically English, gets beaten up for said actions and
leaves. The end. Gene Hackman is laughable as Little Bill, with a name
that makes him sound like an Indian war chief than the hardened Sheriff
that he is supposed to be. The way in which he plays his character is
like a detective in Murder She Wrote...only with less life and even
worse acting. When the prostitute gets her face cut up I half expected
Angela Lansbury to burst in with a piece of evidence linking the saloon
owner to the crime. 'Bill; I think I know who did this, but I need your
help to prove it...' It would have been more entertaining certainly.
This brings me neatly to Clint. Oh where did you go wrong.
One minute you're a mysterious preacher in Pale Rider and then you are a cardiac waiting to happen like an extra out of Dads Army who keeps falling off his horse... The only person who brings some redemption to this film is Morgan Freeman who, tragically is killed by the producers before he can make a true impact on the film, for being mildly entertaining. The question really, is just how much worse could this film be? With its all star pantomime cast, it could be tricky to pull off, though no doubt the producers could still nick a few coins from all our pockets. If you want a good classic western, pick up Appaloosa or Pale Rider. These are far more entertaining and do not stereotype the Englishman as a t**t.
One minute you're a mysterious preacher in Pale Rider and then you are a cardiac waiting to happen like an extra out of Dads Army who keeps falling off his horse... The only person who brings some redemption to this film is Morgan Freeman who, tragically is killed by the producers before he can make a true impact on the film, for being mildly entertaining. The question really, is just how much worse could this film be? With its all star pantomime cast, it could be tricky to pull off, though no doubt the producers could still nick a few coins from all our pockets. If you want a good classic western, pick up Appaloosa or Pale Rider. These are far more entertaining and do not stereotype the Englishman as a t**t.
