Review of The Big Gundown (1967) by Brian F — 20 Jul 2007
Big and bold spaghetti western is a bit too long for the story its trying to tell (it drags in the middle section) but the opening and closing are simply great and the performances are awesome. Van Cleef has rarely been cooler and Tomas Milian emerges as a star with this one (his knife-vs-gun showdown is really, really great.
) Sergio Sollima was a very good spaghetti director but he only made a couple of these films, unfortunately. The music is good but not great (as it was in the follow-up film, Run, Man, Run) and the production looks wonderful.
General Western fans will like this one, too. Check it out.
This review of The Big Gundown (1967) was written by Brian F on 20 Jul 2007.
The Big Gundown has generally received very positive reviews.
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