The cast was star rated. The best acting though was by Benjamin Bratt. Dafoe and Waltz are great actors but the script really want that great. The Spanish spoken parts were better, almost like the film was written for a Spanish speaking audience and then converted the "gringo" parts to English. The script leaked otherwise with mostly horrible western cliches.
The cinematography was terrible also Low budget nowadays can produce some spectacular views in films but this was like they gave a second thought to lighting. The sets are just too bland, like made for a black and white movie. Throw backs to old TV westerns that just leave the film lacking big screen appeal.
The only saving grace was the cast, proving talent can take a turd and make it look like a stone, but never get it to a diamond. The story was great, supposedly based or inspired by a true story. With the wild west, who knows? Just a real shame since the story was a good one. Need a better screen writer. The script just lacked luster at every turn.
6 because of the cast. Only way you really love this is if you were addicted to black and white TV westerns.
Review by Alexandra EBlockedParent2023-02-14T23:09:19Z
The cast was star rated. The best acting though was by Benjamin Bratt. Dafoe and Waltz are great actors but the script really want that great. The Spanish spoken parts were better, almost like the film was written for a Spanish speaking audience and then converted the "gringo" parts to English. The script leaked otherwise with mostly horrible western cliches.
The cinematography was terrible also Low budget nowadays can produce some spectacular views in films but this was like they gave a second thought to lighting. The sets are just too bland, like made for a black and white movie. Throw backs to old TV westerns that just leave the film lacking big screen appeal.
The only saving grace was the cast, proving talent can take a turd and make it look like a stone, but never get it to a diamond. The story was great, supposedly based or inspired by a true story. With the wild west, who knows? Just a real shame since the story was a good one. Need a better screen writer. The script just lacked luster at every turn.
6 because of the cast. Only way you really love this is if you were addicted to black and white TV westerns.