Review of Last Man Standing

I can see LAST MAN STANDING appealing to others, but for me it was a dull affair in comparison to its illustrious predecessors, YOJIMBO and A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. Unlike those movies, which have heaps of black comedy and lively characters, LMS is ponderously serious, shot in a dusty sepia tone which becomes boring fast. While there are some moments of macabre wit, the tone is just heavy-- too heavy for what is ultimately a twisty potboiler. Bruce Willis is pretty good and there are some moments of brutal cinematic beauty, but I was never terribly invested in what was happening, even though the story is pretty much exactly the same as the former two movies.