Review of Return of the Seven (1966) by Timothy J — 09 Oct 2014
Not exactly a bad film, but fairly disappointing as a sequel to a classic. Yul Brynner returns, but he's the only one who does. Robert Fuller is not, to say the least, a welcome substitute for Steve McQueen.
Julian Mateos is not a great actor, but since he's replacing Horst Bucholz, nobody will really care. Warren Oates and Claude Akins are added. Oates's is hampered by a silly character, but Akins is quite good, nearly stealing the whole film.
Emilio Fernández is fantastic as the villain, and Fernando Rey even shows up. I love Larry Cohen, but frankly, it's his screenplay that's really no good. It's a very routine "hunker down and hold off the bad guys" script that really has nothing new to offer.
It's a dull retread of the original film.
This review of Return of the Seven (1966) was written by Timothy J on 09 Oct 2014.
Return of the Seven has generally received mixed reviews.
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