Review of For a Few Dollars More (1965) by Keith W — 25 Dec 2014

This is my favourite of the three. Despite the ambivalence of the "heroes" being bounty hunters there's a very strong sense of right and wrong, sacrifice and comradeship in this film. The plot is finely developed and the twist with one of the two lockets in the final gunfight really makes it. The interplay of orchestral and locket music in the final scene is masterful. Neither Mortimer of Manco say much but everything they do say is to the point. Action and music speak louder than words and never more so than in this film. The extra organ music is used sparingly and just at the right moments.

I love the way Mortimer stands so erectly in the final shootout and Indio slouches - expressing in body language their morality or lack of it.