Review of Shalako (1968) by Ola G — 29 Aug 2009

"Shalako" is apparently based on a Louis Lamour western. Shalako (Sean Connery) is a hunter and tracker that bumps into a European hunting party in an area belonging to Apache soil. Amongst the hunting party are Countess Irina Lazaar (Brigitte Bardot), Baron Frederick Von Hallstatt (Peter Van Eyck), Lady Julia Daggett (Honor Blackman) and Sir Charles Daggett (Jack Hawkins). Soon enough the indians are on the hunting partys trail and Shalako will need to protect them from the present danger.

This western hardly belongs to the best ones from the 60s. It lacks real suspense and it has too many of those classic theatrical and stiff structures in terms of acting and the general feeling. Sean Connery is ok as Shalako, but that is pretty much it I think.. No, I liked the title song "Shalako, Shalako....." as well!!