Review of Run, Man, Run (1968) by Conner R — 12 Jul 2010
Americans might have created "the western"...
But I swear it took the Italians to get them right!
Director, Sergio Sollima knows what he's doing here. He manages to keep the pace of RUN MAN, RUN moving along at a healthy clip while coaxing believable and entertaining performances out of his cast.
RUN MAN, RUN has it all!
- Great direction...
- Engrossing story...
- Memorable characters...
- Stunning landscapes... (You can almost feel the grit in your teeth)!
- Torture...
- Double-crossing...
- Triple-crossing...
- Gunslinging...
- A catfight...
- - - and a hero who brings a knife to a gunfight!
Tomas Milian is, as usual... fantastic. Of all the "non-American" actors I've ever seen in a Spaghetti Western... Milian is the best. It always seems like he's having tremendous fun with the roles he takes. I've never understood why Milian's career didn't translate into success in North America. Franco Nero is an Italian actor who enjoyed some level of fame and recognition stateside and while I've always liked Nero... I've always found Milian to be far more versatile.
RUN MAN, RUN affords Milian a rare opportunity to play a subtly, comedic role as Cuchillo, the deadly accurate, knife-throwing thief with the heart of gold. Cuchillo chases down $3,000,000 in gold with self-serving bounty hunters, violent bandits, fanatical revolutionaries, bent government agents and even the Salvation Army all hot on his heels to beat him to it.
Lots of action... lots of humour... lots of drama.
Nice!
This review of Run, Man, Run (1968) was written by Conner R on 12 Jul 2010.
Run, Man, Run has generally received positive reviews.
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