Synopsis: A Mexican bandit and an Irish terrorist find themselves involved with the revolution
Director: Sergio Leone
Actors: Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli
Date: 1971
How viewed: Lovefilm
Rating: 2/5
David Meyer says:
Leone opts for a light opera of noise and laughter, featuring his usual slapstick violence, goopy sentimentality, outrageous humour, and atrocious dubbing.
Leone opts for a light opera of noise and laughter, featuring his usual slapstick violence, goopy sentimentality, outrageous humour, and atrocious dubbing.
I say:
Blimey, this is a real dog's dinner of a film - a family of Mexican bandits (headed by Rod Steiger - completely mis-cast - with little idea of what a Mexican accent is) join forces with an Irish Terrorist on the run (James Coburn - even more totally mis-cast - with no idea at all of what an Irish accent is) with the aim of robbing a bank - only to find themselves caught up in the middle of a Mexican revolution (Pancho Villa, Zapata, et al). For an 'action' movie, the film is soooooooo slow, with lots of long close-ups of the protagonists faces, and (most of the time) a completely inappropriate soundtrack. The only saving graces are a couple of explosions / crashes - and a short period when they are in the bank releasing prisoners when the soundtrack suddenly kicks in in full force. The film is composed of numerous set scenes - but it's like every other chapter is omitted - suddenly we're in a different location with no idea why or what's gone on since the last episode. Surprisingly disappointing. 
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