Great movie

Rating: 9/10 (11 September 2008)

I watch movies for entertainment value. Period. I could care less about the artsy, technical aspects. This is one fantastic movie: screenplay, cast, storyline - all fantastic. Hands down the fastest moving (no boring sections) and visually engaging Western I have ever seen with one of the best Western stories I have encountered. If you remotely like Westerns, and even probably if you don't, you really don't want to miss this one. I generally have liked most Russell Crowe movies, but he is really exceptional here. I didn't even want to like Ben Wade but just couldn't help myself - very charming and cunning like a fox. This movie is really worth the time and, if you are a theater-goer, the price of admission.