Dynamite, bandits, bad accents, Sergio Leone

Rating: 7/10 (9 May 2000)

Oh how many delicious treats there are in this movie. When I saw it in its initial release there were scenes obviously out of order but it didn't matter. All the great leone elements are here: humor, brilliantly drawn (albeit one dimensional characters), grand passions, gore, explosions, dirt, sweat, etc. The plot makes little sense, but who cares. The accent Steiger affects in this movie is truly a bizzare concoction (Mexican? Spanish? Chinese? Spanglais? Blade Runner?). Enjoy the tale and let the sweep of Leone's story telling mastery carry you along.