I'm a fan of Emilio Estevez & i like Westerns so i had to check this out, now it's nothing special but it's not totally terrible, it's a passable Action Western but made with the budget & look of a cheap t.v movie.
Now low-budget B-movie's are fine & i love lots of them but at times here with "Dollar for the Dead" it really felt cheap & tacky, also one big problem was the big mistake of Estevez constantly shooting his "Six Shooters" but doesn't reload & never runs out? Even for a cheap "John Woo" type of Action Western it's too noticeable & ruins the big stylish shootout scenes!!!
But the action scenes are done pretty well & slowed down for dramatic effect & it's just a Fun little western really & that's all it was made to be, so in that case it is an easy watching fun bit of entertainment with a Cool Estevez before he pretty much disappeared from films altogether & went into Directing.
The Awesome B-movie cast save the film with obviously the Cool Estevez as the quiet "Man with no Name" type of hero but equally good is the excellent William Forsythe as a one legged ex-civil war soldier who befriends Estevez's Moody Lone ranger, Forsythe is a talent & one great character actor with an intense presence & has been in tons of films like "Out for Justice" & "Things to do in Denver when you're Dead" & "Devil's Rejects" among many more!!! Also we have the great Ed Lauter (Death Wish 3) R.I.P & Jonathan Banks who starred with Estevez in the dark sci-fi Thriller "FreeJack" as well as "Beverley Hills Cop" & "48 Hours" so these main actors here make a nice little cast for this small scale Western. Estevez is good here as the quick shooting action hero & reminded me of his "Young Guns" glory days, he's a solid actor & pulls off the brooding simmering anger well here. The locations look fine like typical Westerns i suppose & i like the treasure hunt story & it's just nice at times to see Estevez & Forsythe sharing scenes together!!! The music is that old school 60's or 70's style Italian type music & it's cheesy fun like the film, but it does have some serious moments too.
Gotta say I'm a big fan of both Estevez & Forsythe, i think the great rugged & deep voiced Forsythe is such an underrated actor & he's been a part of my movie world since i was young as i grew up watching his great screen presence in films like The Rock, Things to do in denver when you're dead, Out For Justice, Dick Tracey, The Substitute, Blue Streak, Duece Bigalow & many more!!! Love William Forsythe & he's one of my favourite actors ever.
I know this is an action packed tribute to those old school Spaghetti westerns with a mix of modern day John Woo & i suppose it pulls it off!!! Just would've been alot better with a bigger budget, but all in all IT'S a fun action flick.
The Awesome B-movie cast save the film with obviously the Cool Estevez as the quiet "Man with no Name" type of hero but equally good is the excellent William Forsythe as a one legged ex-civil war soldier who befriends Estevez's Moody Lone ranger, Forsythe is a talent & one great character actor with an intense presence & has been in tons of films like "Out for Justice" & "Things to do in Denver when you're Dead" & "Devil's Rejects" among many more!!! Also we have the great Ed Lauter (Death Wish 3) R.I.P & Jonathan Banks who starred with Estevez in the dark sci-fi Thriller "FreeJack" as well as "Beverley Hills Cop" & "48 Hours" so these main actors here make a nice little cast for this small scale Western. Estevez is good here as the quick shooting action hero & reminded me of his "Young Guns" glory days, he's a solid actor & pulls off the brooding simmering anger well here. The locations look fine like typical Westerns i suppose & i like the treasure hunt story & it's just nice at times to see Estevez & Forsythe sharing scenes together!!! The music is that old school 60's or 70's style Italian type music & it's cheesy fun like the film, but it does have some serious moments too.
Gotta say I'm a big fan of both Estevez & Forsythe, i think the great rugged & deep voiced Forsythe is such an underrated actor & he's been a part of my movie world since i was young as i grew up watching his great screen presence in films like The Rock, Things to do in denver when you're dead, Out For Justice, Dick Tracey, The Substitute, Blue Streak, Duece Bigalow & many more!!! Love William Forsythe & he's one of my favourite actors ever.
I know this is an action packed tribute to those old school Spaghetti westerns with a mix of modern day John Woo & i suppose it pulls it off!!! Just would've been alot better with a bigger budget, but all in all IT'S a fun action flick.