Review of Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) by Ed C — 11 Dec 2012
There never was and there never will be a film maker who could portray the wild wild west as impeccably as Sergio Leone. Leone returns after a short hiatus from spaghetti movies with this,rightly referred to as,epic western movie. A movie that,though revolves around vengeance,yet nicely shows the savagely life Americans led in the 1800s. As I mentioned earlier Leone is meticulous in his portrayal of the time...Be it the torn at the edges-dusty hats or the sun burnt lips or tanned skin. Everything with perfection.
The plot is riveting, with excellent performances by Henry Fonda in his first negative role and Charles Bronson as the protagonist;it will keep you engrossed in the movie the whole 166 minutes(reads a long movie but you wouldn't realize that when you watch it). This is a movie for everyone. Because even though the setup is spaghetti it is very different from Sergio Leone's earlier flicks with Clint Eastwood(who supposedly denied the protagonists role which then was offered to Bronson).
This review of Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) was written by Ed C on 11 Dec 2012.
Once Upon a Time in the West has generally received very positive reviews.
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