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Ti WestScenario:
Ti WestCamera:
Eric RobbinsMuziek:
Jeff GraceActeurs:
Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan, John Travolta, Burn Gorman, Toby Huss, Larry Fessenden, Tommy Nohilly, James CadyStreaming (2)
Samenvattingen(1)
After making his way through the desert towards Mexico, drifter Paul (Ethan Hawke) stumbles upon the small town of Denton. Stopping off for a drink in the town's tavern, Paul is challenged to a fight by local deputy Gilly (James Ransone) who is offended by Paul's refusal to answer his questions. Soon after, town Marshal Clyde Martin (John Travolta) instructs Paul to leave town and once again he is on his way through the desert. However, when a humiliated Gilly hunts him down during the night and leaves him for dead, Paul resolves to return to Denton once more to get his revenge. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
(meer)Recensie (2)
"Those men left me with nothing. I'm gonna leave them with less." In other words, they killed my dog, and I have no one to talk to. So before I kill you, I'll have a chat with you. The reception of Wild West West depends on your genre expectations. There's a lot of talking, a female element, and a comical role played by the oddly deformed Sheriff Travolta, who has clearly consumed more than a few quarter-pounders with cheese. This leaves room for ambivalence. However, this doesn’t apply to Jeff Grace's soundtrack, which successfully dresses up Morricone’s style in a modern duster.
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It's evident that Ti West drew a lot of inspiration from Leone, but even though he took a wide aspect ratio and had good music, he didn't have a strong enough story, and there simply aren't characters worth investing in. The main character is okay, but the others are not. Travolta is boring, Taissa is unused, and the others just talk too much. Too bad. If this had turned out better, it would have been a great elevation of the western genre.
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