Review of The Magnificent Seven (2016) by Viet Phuong N — 16 Jun 2017
A surprisingly okay action film with lazy script but decently-laid-out characters. Of course you can hardly go wrong with the tight structure and archetypical characters of "Seven Samurai", but bringing in a bunch of dependable or at least decent actors ("actors", as the only leading female Haley Bennett was unremarkable in her role, although partly due to the typically Hollywood and disappointing treatment of female characters in this film), and setting the film in the fresh environment of the Wild Wild West really help.
The film would have been much better had its director and writers paid more attention to actual character development instead of cheesy and sometime annoying sequences full of banters or nonsense dialogues.
The ending of the film also noticeably lacked the underlying message of the original "Seven Samurai", which is the "magnificence" of common people ("the villagers") with simple mind but stronger will than any "hero" of extreme prowess.
Nevertheless, still a very enjoyable action film this one definitely is.
This review of The Magnificent Seven (2016) was written by Viet Phuong N on 16 Jun 2017.
The Magnificent Seven has generally received positive reviews.
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