Review of Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) by Jason W — 13 Aug 2010
Sergio Leone takes you on a epic journey that is as fraut with emotion as it is filled with action. As always with Leone, the film looks beautiful while simultaneously featuring brilliant shots that come one after the other in an almost indescribable fashion.
As with his other films, the true greatness lies in the infinite subtlties, which are often comical or tragic in nature from a cowboy somberly battling a flie to an image of window through the top of her black lace bed canopy.
A harrowing and brutal tale of greed and revenge with unforgettable performances by Fonda, Cardinale, Robards, and Bronson. Leone builds upon his "Man with No Name" trilogy to create a bigger, bolder piece of cinema that is crammed with beauty and horror and that examines the collapsing of the American West as the railroad slowly extends its claws across the empty expanses of the frontier.
This review of Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) was written by Jason W on 13 Aug 2010.
Once Upon a Time in the West has generally received very positive reviews.
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