DYNAMITE JOE is a cheerful spaghetti western directed by the one and only Antonio Margheriti, who shoots with his typical aplomb: he brings a lightness of touch to the proceedings and fills his film with plenty of action too. Despite this, DYNAMITE JOE feels like a rather superficial movie, lacking in the kind of depth that makes a spaghetti western classic.
The film features Rik Van Nutter as the peroxide blond hero, a Bond-style protagonist who has something of a passion for explosives. The plot involves the transportation of a shipment of gold through enemy territory, and the enemies faced along the way; a number of rich businessmen turn out to be unsurprisingly corrupt, and Van Nutter has his work cut out dealing with them.
Unsurprisingly this is an effects film for the most part, with plenty of explosive action and even a few of Margheriti's infamous miniatures in a flood disaster scene. However, it's not very funny, and Van Nutter's hero is more than a little irritating. It's not a film I'd hurry to watch again, put it like that.
The film features Rik Van Nutter as the peroxide blond hero, a Bond-style protagonist who has something of a passion for explosives. The plot involves the transportation of a shipment of gold through enemy territory, and the enemies faced along the way; a number of rich businessmen turn out to be unsurprisingly corrupt, and Van Nutter has his work cut out dealing with them.
Unsurprisingly this is an effects film for the most part, with plenty of explosive action and even a few of Margheriti's infamous miniatures in a flood disaster scene. However, it's not very funny, and Van Nutter's hero is more than a little irritating. It's not a film I'd hurry to watch again, put it like that.