It isn't a Pieraccioni's movie. Yes, he play in that movie and he write something about that movie but he is not the director, and so it is different from the other Pieraccioni's movies, but it is funny , not like the other, but it has got a nice story too. It is not a classical italian movie but it is a mix between italian and "holliwoodian" movie!!
19 Reviews
Only because of Bowie
CaligulaAzrael17 June 2012
This spaghetti-western is worth watching only because of one thing. O.K., maybe two: the stars of the project are Harvey Keitel and David Bowie. During the first half of the movie we're dealing with some strange combination of a cowboy story, comedy (not very bright, I must say) and... family movie. Well, it's boring and it reminded me of TV series called, yes, yes , "Dr, Quinn". Something interesting starts to happen when Bowie gets on the stage, but for his appearance we have to wait for a fifty minutes (fifty three, to be more specific). If you're a fan of the "rock'n'roll chameleon", you'll see this one anyway. In case you don't admire the gentleman, you should forget about "Il mio west" - it's the kind of a flick that makes you think: why the hell someone decided to film this?
one among the worst Italian movies ever.
destracricetale11 August 2006
Leonardo Pieraccioni is a nice, handsome man who made some successful comedy (romantic)movies in Italy, targeting the 20-30 years middle class womans. No gross matters, no sex , no curse language , I would to say no humor and no fun but it is just my opinion.
This time he make an attemp with a spaghetti comedy western and failed miserably. The plot is absurd and amateurish, the actors (pretty goods) were wasted in a crappy plot with just some glimpses . Do you want to enjoy yourself a Italian comedy? Do you want to see a spaghetti western? Simple make another choice: From Sergio Leone to Ugo Tognazzi,Bud Spencer e Terence Hill . Speaking to Tuscany ' commedians ,I would suggest Alessadro Benvenuti (prior 2000)and the early Benigni.
This time he make an attemp with a spaghetti comedy western and failed miserably. The plot is absurd and amateurish, the actors (pretty goods) were wasted in a crappy plot with just some glimpses . Do you want to enjoy yourself a Italian comedy? Do you want to see a spaghetti western? Simple make another choice: From Sergio Leone to Ugo Tognazzi,Bud Spencer e Terence Hill . Speaking to Tuscany ' commedians ,I would suggest Alessadro Benvenuti (prior 2000)and the early Benigni.
It is what it is
vmoulton14 March 2007
Several of the comments here show negative response to what I feel is really a kind of tribute film to the great Sergio Leone. This film could easily have been Parmesan cheese atop the fabulous westerns Leone and Clint Eastwood created, but I think it keeps a good blend with the genre. Yes, the main character, Doc, is speaking in Italian and English is dubbed in. But that's a big part of the charm of all "foreign" films, especially the spaghetti westerns. And having spent my childhood in Oklahoma, I thought Bowie's psychotic bad man accent was surprisingly good (although I think Dwight Yoakam would have made a better casting choice). The soundtrack, likewise, could have come off as a pale substitute for Morricone's memorable scores. I thought the choice of the Marley's reggaeesque tune was more than suitable, especially since one of the "bad guy" characters was Rastafarian - one of many colorful additions that, in my view, bring nice flavors to the genre.
My only complaint after seeing the film once is that it's too short. If it were expanded to include more about Keitel's character and his earlier relationship with Bowie's, the climactic scene could have carried more punch - maybe not along the lines of the Bronson/Fonda gunfight in Once Upon a Time in the West, but richer character development would definitely have added more suspense and contributed to bringing a well-worn genre into the 21st century.
I don't think anyone who is a true fan of spaghetti westerns would be disappointed in spending 95 minutes with a tastefully created, colorful, quirky film like this.
My only complaint after seeing the film once is that it's too short. If it were expanded to include more about Keitel's character and his earlier relationship with Bowie's, the climactic scene could have carried more punch - maybe not along the lines of the Bronson/Fonda gunfight in Once Upon a Time in the West, but richer character development would definitely have added more suspense and contributed to bringing a well-worn genre into the 21st century.
I don't think anyone who is a true fan of spaghetti westerns would be disappointed in spending 95 minutes with a tastefully created, colorful, quirky film like this.
Oh, dear,David... what a mess!
nihao22 July 2005
Shot in the Apennines mountains in central Italy, by Italian Box Office breaker Piraccioni and his friend Veronesi, this 'comedy'- of- sorts makes us crave for the days of REAL spaghetti-westerns... Apparently Bowie wanted to 'have fun' and "work with Harvey Keitel, an actor I very much admire...". Unfortunately he/they chose a bummer. This is no "Once upon a time in the West" by 'maestro' Sergio Leone. Egos clashed a few times, and , worst of all, the outcome of this Eurotrash venture is soggy stuff. Such good taste as a musician (Bowie) doesn't guarantee the same when it comes to choosing a script. I hope he enjoyed the Italian cuisine, at least! p.s. Mr Keitel, on the other hand, has a shoddy 'track record' too, with the exception of a handful of 'stand out' films and roles... thank God he hasn't learned to sing!
How do some of these things acquire a shooting budget?
hipbone11 August 2006
One wonders if this film was actually directed by a single human being with a creative thought process. The spectacular Tuscan mountain region doubles nicely for the big sky country of America, providing the only genuine energy in this moribund production. It feels as if the screenplay was generated by some sort of computer after being fed with the essential plot points of the Hollywood western. The film lurches along awkwardly, trying not to miss any of the preprogrammed beats. It's rather a grubby combination of far far better films such as "Shane", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", "The Shootist", "High Noon" or even that evergreen, "The Angel and the Badman". "The Gunslinger's Revenge" even throws in some "Dances With Wolves" moments among the local population of amazingly genial and chipper Native Americans. Presumably the computer weighed the variables and inserted a solid percentage of egalitarianism.
The performances -- if one could call them that -- of the actors are at the very best uniformly bland. One would hope this can be attributed to the script which relies on every Western gunfighter cliché ever produced and handcuffs the actors to characters without any range or depth.
And speaking of Lee Marvin's brilliant performance as the vile, mentally unhinged Liberty Valance...
What cinematic genius suggested that David Bowie try the ghastly pseudo-Southern dialect as the mentally unbalanced gunfighter who tracks Keitel to his hometown? One could blame the computer again. It sorted through the data and decided in lieu of being able to dress Bowie as former Nazi officer (always a quick way to establish a character as a freelance sadist), they would opt for a Confederate officer instead. Of course, it all makes perfect sense -- just like the rest of this appalling film.
The performances -- if one could call them that -- of the actors are at the very best uniformly bland. One would hope this can be attributed to the script which relies on every Western gunfighter cliché ever produced and handcuffs the actors to characters without any range or depth.
And speaking of Lee Marvin's brilliant performance as the vile, mentally unhinged Liberty Valance...
What cinematic genius suggested that David Bowie try the ghastly pseudo-Southern dialect as the mentally unbalanced gunfighter who tracks Keitel to his hometown? One could blame the computer again. It sorted through the data and decided in lieu of being able to dress Bowie as former Nazi officer (always a quick way to establish a character as a freelance sadist), they would opt for a Confederate officer instead. Of course, it all makes perfect sense -- just like the rest of this appalling film.
Oh, the script
crocker-49 May 2007
Beginning with his first line of dialogue, one hopes that the main character (Leonardo Pieraccioni) will get shot. The kid is tedious. Keitel can't do anything with the script (and you can't blame him for not really trying). I don't understand the complaints about Bowie ... he's cliché, and the accent is horrid, but his scenes are the only ones offering any semblance of entertainment.
But it's the dialogue, story, and main actor that kill the film. The main characted give his lines in English, but has clearly been dubbed by a native speaker (unfortunately, not an actor). To call the result "wooden" would give ply-wood a bad name. Attempts to reclassify it as a some sort of intentionally pastiche cult comedy are wishful thinking. Not that the film doesn't inspire a degree of laughter ...
But it's the dialogue, story, and main actor that kill the film. The main characted give his lines in English, but has clearly been dubbed by a native speaker (unfortunately, not an actor). To call the result "wooden" would give ply-wood a bad name. Attempts to reclassify it as a some sort of intentionally pastiche cult comedy are wishful thinking. Not that the film doesn't inspire a degree of laughter ...
aka Gunslingers Revenge
cartmanspeedzone3 November 2005
"You got a nice little town here... GREAT PLACE TO DIE!" Spoken with what could be the worst British/Southern/Western accent ever recorded, psychopath gunfighter Jack Sikora (Bowie) tries to draw out retired gunfighter Johnny Lowen (Keitel). This is not a comedy, though I understand why someone would try to pass it off as one- it IS funny to see Bowie try to act 'old west'. But, as with the 'fair catch' call in football, you have to indicate you are a comedy before the movie is released and then make moves to indicate you are a comedy. That didn't happen here, though I suspect audience response (in the US, anyway) caused those responsible for the movie to re-think their strategy and throw the comedy label on it. Oh, it is a comedy, in fact I've gotten hours of comedic enjoyment out of it already. Making sound bites from Bowie's western phrases has been a hoot (or as he might say, 'a hut'). But once you see it, you'll know that it's more of a train-wreck than an attempt at humor. "This ain't a bad dream, Johnny, it's really me", says Jack/Bowie. Indeed.
Good subtle humor and still real.
davefawcet30 October 2005
If you would enjoy seeing some of the formula characters and scenes in a western presented in new ways, you might like this. Some of these formulas are treated with quietly humorous disrespect, be warned, if you take westerns seriously. Think of a good "Gunsmoke" episode made as a movie for the level of plot depth. People were real, involved, and creatively presented. The dialog limps at times, but Keitel's personal presence compensates for some of the limitations. Scenes weren't always smoothly connected, some had a "plot requirement" feel but I do wonder what ended up on the cutting room floor. People wore dirty clothes, gunshots produced blood, town citizens were parochial and short-sighted, the basics I need to stay involved. Bowie is appropriately evil, and does sensible evil things to achieve his goals!
Absolutely the worst movie in many years!!
Nolaus12 March 2006
I was so surprised how this movie had bad writing, a worse storyline while employing a cast like Harvey Keitel and David Bowie. Not to mention the fact that, while dubbing a movie ruins a film altogether, they've dubbed the doctor's lines in English. We were wondering why that actor was so bad.
The dubbing ruined part of the intensity the actor might have brought, but it could have never made up for the multitude of flaws and the bad ending this movie had. Is it any wonder the voting for this movie is going lower and lower?
I had "Unforgiven" in the DVD player, ready to go, but put it off until the end, just to see how the movie turned out... Rent anything else but this.
The dubbing ruined part of the intensity the actor might have brought, but it could have never made up for the multitude of flaws and the bad ending this movie had. Is it any wonder the voting for this movie is going lower and lower?
I had "Unforgiven" in the DVD player, ready to go, but put it off until the end, just to see how the movie turned out... Rent anything else but this.
A Neo-Spaghetti Western That Doesn't Resemble A Traditional Spaghetti Western,
zardoz-1324 June 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Not only does "Gunslinger's Revenge" qualify as a pre-Sergio Leone style western from the 1960s when European filmmakers imitated American westerns before Leone reinvented the genre, but it also emerges as a post-Sergio Leone, neo-spaghetti western in an age when only a handful of horse operas are produced. Clearly, the filmmakers didn't want their movie to resemble a traditional spaghetti western and it doesn't look like a typical European oater. Although "Gunslinger's Revenge" was lensed in Italy, the lush, green surroundings where it was photographed look more in keeping with an American western. There aren't any truly ugly-looking gunmen visible as there would be in a Leone sagebrusher. "Suddenly Paradise" director Giovanni Versonesi and actor/scenarist Leonardo Piersaccioni freely adapted Vincenzo Pardini's novel Jodo Cartamigli for "Gunslinger's Revenge." Since I haven't read the novel, I have no way of verifying whether Versonesi or Piersaccioni remained faithful to the source material. Okay, you can tell that they dubbed some of the actors, simply because their dialogue is far too loud and far too clear. None of the sets had that rickety, about-to-collapse appearance that you'll liable to see in a genuine 1960s/1970s Italian dustraiser. On the whole, despite the oddball casting, Versonesi has fashioned an interesting, above-average western with a surprise ending. "Gunslinger's Revenge" is all about the theme of family. Its' live-by-the-gun or die-by-the-gun theme is the standard stuff of 1950s American westerns.
"Gunslinger's Revenge" opens with the words: "The West is where every child played cowboys and Indians." Indeed, "Gunslinger's Revenge" is a western more in the tradition of "Shane." Like the novel "Shane," "Gunslinger's Revenge" is told from the perspective of a young, cheerful, half-breed, elementary school age boy named Jeremiah (Yudii Mercredi) who would rather play hooky from school than suffer indoors at the mercy of a stern schoolmarm. Notorious gunslinger John Lowen (Harvey Keitel of "Pulp Fiction") returns to his home town of Basin Fields after a lifetime of wandering to hang up his six-shooter. He wants to renew his family ties with his son, Doc Lowen (Leonardo Piersaccioni of "The Prince and the Pirate"), who has never carried a gun but has acquired a reputation for settling fights between the townspeople. Furthermore, he isn't a trained doctor but more of an herbalist. John Lowen discovers that his son has married an Indian squaw and his success at doctoring the locals has allowed his wife and him to live a normal life without prejudice. Initially, Doc isn't overjoyed to see his long lost papa; he doesn't like it that John abandoned his mother and him in his youth to wander in search of adventure. Nevertheless, Doc and his wife Pearl (Sandrine Holt of "Starship Troopers 2") allow him to stay with them in the same house that he grew up in as a youth. John Lowen has such a reputation that a detachment of cavalry shows up in town to observe his behavior. John convinces the captain that he has come back home, never to leave again.
A psychopathic gunslinger, Jack Sikora and his multi-culturally diverse gang of pistoleros show up in Basin Fields after the cavalry leave. Sikora has come to kill John. The unusual casting of British rock star David Bowie as Sikora is hard to swallow at first, but Bowie is appropriately homicidal as Sikora and he is prepared to kill anybodyman or womanwithout a qualm that poses a threat to him. Sikora's gang consists of a white guy, a black guy, and a woman in leather with a six-gun. The girl is in charge of shooting photographs of Sikora. John had buried his shell belt and six-shooter in the graveyard to keep his son happy, but the happiness doesn't last long once Sikora and his gang arrive to terrorize the town. A crazy man named Joshua (Jim van der Woude who looks like long-time Hollywood supporting actor Hank Worden) live with Doc, Pearl, and Jeremiah. Joshua is a rather unorthodox character, and John teaches Joshua about handling firearms in close-quarters combat. Predictably, Sikora tries to prod John into a gunfight, but John will have nothing to do with Sikora.
There is a good scene early in the action after John Lowen comes to town. He is unarmed when he faces down a gunman in the saloon. He scares the villain off when he assures his opponent that he can draw somebody else's gun and shoot him quicker than his opponent can clear leather. Lowen's advice about how to win in a shoot-out is unlike anything you've ever seen in a western, too. Lowen demonstrates his singular technique, explaining that you move to the other side of your opponent's gun hand. Meaning, if your opponent is a right-handed shooter, you jump to the right and shoot because he won't move in the opposite direction.
"Gunslinger's Revenge" is actually pretty good for a foreign western.
"Gunslinger's Revenge" opens with the words: "The West is where every child played cowboys and Indians." Indeed, "Gunslinger's Revenge" is a western more in the tradition of "Shane." Like the novel "Shane," "Gunslinger's Revenge" is told from the perspective of a young, cheerful, half-breed, elementary school age boy named Jeremiah (Yudii Mercredi) who would rather play hooky from school than suffer indoors at the mercy of a stern schoolmarm. Notorious gunslinger John Lowen (Harvey Keitel of "Pulp Fiction") returns to his home town of Basin Fields after a lifetime of wandering to hang up his six-shooter. He wants to renew his family ties with his son, Doc Lowen (Leonardo Piersaccioni of "The Prince and the Pirate"), who has never carried a gun but has acquired a reputation for settling fights between the townspeople. Furthermore, he isn't a trained doctor but more of an herbalist. John Lowen discovers that his son has married an Indian squaw and his success at doctoring the locals has allowed his wife and him to live a normal life without prejudice. Initially, Doc isn't overjoyed to see his long lost papa; he doesn't like it that John abandoned his mother and him in his youth to wander in search of adventure. Nevertheless, Doc and his wife Pearl (Sandrine Holt of "Starship Troopers 2") allow him to stay with them in the same house that he grew up in as a youth. John Lowen has such a reputation that a detachment of cavalry shows up in town to observe his behavior. John convinces the captain that he has come back home, never to leave again.
A psychopathic gunslinger, Jack Sikora and his multi-culturally diverse gang of pistoleros show up in Basin Fields after the cavalry leave. Sikora has come to kill John. The unusual casting of British rock star David Bowie as Sikora is hard to swallow at first, but Bowie is appropriately homicidal as Sikora and he is prepared to kill anybodyman or womanwithout a qualm that poses a threat to him. Sikora's gang consists of a white guy, a black guy, and a woman in leather with a six-gun. The girl is in charge of shooting photographs of Sikora. John had buried his shell belt and six-shooter in the graveyard to keep his son happy, but the happiness doesn't last long once Sikora and his gang arrive to terrorize the town. A crazy man named Joshua (Jim van der Woude who looks like long-time Hollywood supporting actor Hank Worden) live with Doc, Pearl, and Jeremiah. Joshua is a rather unorthodox character, and John teaches Joshua about handling firearms in close-quarters combat. Predictably, Sikora tries to prod John into a gunfight, but John will have nothing to do with Sikora.
There is a good scene early in the action after John Lowen comes to town. He is unarmed when he faces down a gunman in the saloon. He scares the villain off when he assures his opponent that he can draw somebody else's gun and shoot him quicker than his opponent can clear leather. Lowen's advice about how to win in a shoot-out is unlike anything you've ever seen in a western, too. Lowen demonstrates his singular technique, explaining that you move to the other side of your opponent's gun hand. Meaning, if your opponent is a right-handed shooter, you jump to the right and shoot because he won't move in the opposite direction.
"Gunslinger's Revenge" is actually pretty good for a foreign western.
Schmaltzy Stuff, Kietel And Bowie Make It Fun Though.
FightingWesterner27 April 2010
Aging gunfighter Harvey Kietel returns to his family after twenty years, to find his wife dead and his only son a pacifist doctor. He's soon followed by degenerate hick David Bowie, who wants his chance to best Kietel and won't take "No" for an answer.
The first half of this tender-hearted, politically correct Italian western (the first in awhile) is pretty syrupy, but alright as long as you're not expecting a rip-roaring spaghetti western. Harvey Kietel is as excellent as always and the location photography pretty good.
Things get weird in the second half, when a scenery-chewing Bowie and his motley crew arrive to begin a vigil outside Kietel's house. Here he's quite amusing, talking with the same fake southern accent he used for his cameo appearance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and even getting a chance to strum his guitar and sing, that is until he bashes it over the head of another character.
I couldn't help but like it.
The first half of this tender-hearted, politically correct Italian western (the first in awhile) is pretty syrupy, but alright as long as you're not expecting a rip-roaring spaghetti western. Harvey Kietel is as excellent as always and the location photography pretty good.
Things get weird in the second half, when a scenery-chewing Bowie and his motley crew arrive to begin a vigil outside Kietel's house. Here he's quite amusing, talking with the same fake southern accent he used for his cameo appearance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and even getting a chance to strum his guitar and sing, that is until he bashes it over the head of another character.
I couldn't help but like it.
Horror of Cinematography
sagramolamassimo13 August 2021
A mistery, a movie that have done many money but that is boring, may be a child of 8 years can do better as director. With the worst dialogues ever hearded in film industry. Also the italian dubbing is horrible (Giancalo Giannini is pathetic).
The worst movie of Harvey Keitel.
A shame in the life of David Bowie.
Stay away from Giovanni Veronesi's filmography .
Pieraccioni is desperately ugly as all the "movie" itself.
The worst movie of Harvey Keitel.
A shame in the life of David Bowie.
Stay away from Giovanni Veronesi's filmography .
Pieraccioni is desperately ugly as all the "movie" itself.
no one is perfect
a1-410 July 1999
I think that Pieraccioni made one very good film that is "Il ciclone", then he used the fame he got with this movie to sell other ones. I think he should stop, and then appear again only with a movie at the same level as "il ciclone" was; otherwise he is going to ruin the good image he has now.
Two bad guys, one lousy good guy and one irritating kid.
writeumcowboy-114 May 2006
Lousy excuse for a western. The protagonist is hard to like at all, and his Grandfather, Harvey Keitel as Johhny Lowden, is misused and colorless. The worst part of the whole script is how a tribe of Native Americans sit at their village and wait for the village news carrier come and tell everyone of the arrival of Johnny Lowden and then David Bowie's character (one of the worst characters I've ever seen). The village never does anything but be a sounding board and then parties after the bad guy is dead, and one must wonder why the hell do they care? When the town elder foretells the future of the two meeting, it's laughable. Guess why they call it a comedy. The town loon is a poorly developed character who looses a chance to be of much value except at the end. Even Harvey Keitel finds it hard to fake laughter at the conclusion.
The western genre is not dead, but this poor excuse for a story should have been a "pass" and never green-lighted.
The western genre is not dead, but this poor excuse for a story should have been a "pass" and never green-lighted.
Laughably bad
LW-0885431 December 2023
An absolutely dire movie. David Bowie plays a villainous cowboy, his acting is dreadful, he can't deliver lines at all in this film. His gang too look like something from a 90s music movie, all dressed up in black leather. How on earth has he got the only Jamaican cowboy in the world in his gang too? The bad female follows him round with a camera too the movie even finishes with a rap too.
I have seen some bad westerns in my time but this is hands down the most terrible western I've ever laid my eyes on.
The music, the acting, the story, none of it works. It's really kind of amazing that this actually got released.
I have seen some bad westerns in my time but this is hands down the most terrible western I've ever laid my eyes on.
The music, the acting, the story, none of it works. It's really kind of amazing that this actually got released.
"If a man's got a good sense of balance, he'll never die."
classicsoncall26 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Well I should have seen it coming but I must have let my guard down. The final showdown had a twist ending that was a blast given what had gone before. Johnny Lowen's (Harvey Keitel) advice to 'go the other way' to his young grandson was well executed by crazy old Joshua (Jim van der Woude) in what was a cool ending for an evil David Bowie.
I have to admit, seeing Bowie's name in the credits was the main reason I tuned into this one on the Encore Western Channel. Besides that, I really didn't need another one, as Westerns are my favorite genre and I catch as many as I can. Another surprise was this one turning out to be a spaghetti Western of sorts, but instead of your classic Ennio Morricone score, the opening music more resembled something coming out of "The Godfather". So in that respect this was more like a gangster Western, especially after Bowie and his crew showed up in Basin Flats.
On the subject of Bowie as a Western villain, I had to groan a bit when he first came on screen. His voice didn't fit the character of a nasty villain, but he sure made up for it by being an equal opportunity killer. Poor Mary, there was no way Jack Sikora (Bowie) could have known about the knife, but he didn't really need a reason to shoot her given his character. Later he borrowed a page from Peter Townsend and The Who by whacking Joshua across the head with his guitar - nice touch.
I suppose I should be more critical of the picture because other than Bowie, Keitel and the colorful cast of characters, this isn't one of the better Westerns you're likely to come across. I didn't care a whole lot for Leonardo Pieraccioni as Doc Lowen; it's OK to be a pacifist in a Western but his luck would have run out if gunslinger Dad hadn't ridden into town. One suggestion I would have made in the casting, since Joshua looked so much like Keith Richards, that's the guy I would have called on for more of a rock and roll flavor. But man, you can't beat that weirdo showdown where Bowie looked like the man who fell to earth.
I have to admit, seeing Bowie's name in the credits was the main reason I tuned into this one on the Encore Western Channel. Besides that, I really didn't need another one, as Westerns are my favorite genre and I catch as many as I can. Another surprise was this one turning out to be a spaghetti Western of sorts, but instead of your classic Ennio Morricone score, the opening music more resembled something coming out of "The Godfather". So in that respect this was more like a gangster Western, especially after Bowie and his crew showed up in Basin Flats.
On the subject of Bowie as a Western villain, I had to groan a bit when he first came on screen. His voice didn't fit the character of a nasty villain, but he sure made up for it by being an equal opportunity killer. Poor Mary, there was no way Jack Sikora (Bowie) could have known about the knife, but he didn't really need a reason to shoot her given his character. Later he borrowed a page from Peter Townsend and The Who by whacking Joshua across the head with his guitar - nice touch.
I suppose I should be more critical of the picture because other than Bowie, Keitel and the colorful cast of characters, this isn't one of the better Westerns you're likely to come across. I didn't care a whole lot for Leonardo Pieraccioni as Doc Lowen; it's OK to be a pacifist in a Western but his luck would have run out if gunslinger Dad hadn't ridden into town. One suggestion I would have made in the casting, since Joshua looked so much like Keith Richards, that's the guy I would have called on for more of a rock and roll flavor. But man, you can't beat that weirdo showdown where Bowie looked like the man who fell to earth.
What a performance by Sandrine Holt!
LaxFan945 August 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I liked this film for many reasons. For one, many Native actors were involved, although it was a little on the Hollywood side. Another reason: Sandrine Holt. Even though she's not Native in real life, she may as well be one because she looks way more like a First Nations person than anything else. I love how she portrays Native people in films!
I'm surprised that this one was completely directed and produced by Italians! Why on earth would that be the case? I mean it's a historically fictional Western. Fortunately it's not another one of those spaghetti westerns where Clint Eastwood does his heroic stuff, although I like Clint Eastwood too.
One thing did bother me about Johnny Lowen, it was obvious that he lip-synced his dialogue. Now, I think it was really dumb to have Italian actors and actresses in this one because it ruined the film. Obviously he can't speak a word of English in real life so I just feel that it was stupid to have a voice-over come in and speak for him!! I noticed that he was the only one who lip-synced his words. Other than that, it's still a fine film. The Native actors were great as they usually are and Sandrine Holt was also great.
But what I found strange is WHY Jack Sikora confronted Johnny Lowen. The reasons for this were never given. Perhaps it was one of things where the viewers had to figure out on their own. Some films will do that where the audience draws their own conclusions. That was an important detail that the audience had every right to know.
Anyways...... that's why I gave this one an 8 out of 10.
I'm surprised that this one was completely directed and produced by Italians! Why on earth would that be the case? I mean it's a historically fictional Western. Fortunately it's not another one of those spaghetti westerns where Clint Eastwood does his heroic stuff, although I like Clint Eastwood too.
One thing did bother me about Johnny Lowen, it was obvious that he lip-synced his dialogue. Now, I think it was really dumb to have Italian actors and actresses in this one because it ruined the film. Obviously he can't speak a word of English in real life so I just feel that it was stupid to have a voice-over come in and speak for him!! I noticed that he was the only one who lip-synced his words. Other than that, it's still a fine film. The Native actors were great as they usually are and Sandrine Holt was also great.
But what I found strange is WHY Jack Sikora confronted Johnny Lowen. The reasons for this were never given. Perhaps it was one of things where the viewers had to figure out on their own. Some films will do that where the audience draws their own conclusions. That was an important detail that the audience had every right to know.
Anyways...... that's why I gave this one an 8 out of 10.
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