First the good news: This is a decent revenge yarn with a standout performance by Lee Van Cleef. And there are some creative touches like the red tinted flashback scenes, which were famously copied by Tarantino.
Now for the bad news: The editing is awful, the acting is mediocre (aside from the aforementioned Van Cleef), and the score by Ennio Morricone is surprisingly ordinary. Also the DVD I rented looked like a transfer from an old VHS tape.
If you like spaghetti westerns you should find something to enjoy here, but this should not be your introduction to the genre.
Now for the bad news: The editing is awful, the acting is mediocre (aside from the aforementioned Van Cleef), and the score by Ennio Morricone is surprisingly ordinary. Also the DVD I rented looked like a transfer from an old VHS tape.
If you like spaghetti westerns you should find something to enjoy here, but this should not be your introduction to the genre.
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