Review of The Quick and the Dead (1995) by J K — 16 May 2014
Could have used a little more Unforgiven-esque darkness. Comes across as almost comical. Not sure what Sam Raimi was trying to accomplish but he experienced some failure in this film as it SHOULD have been totally freaking amazing an it wasn't.
What's tragic about it is this is a great cast with a decent storyline. But I had serious, serious issues with the dialogue. It just sucked. It was silly. That's all it was to it, which is inconceivable considering the freaking cast: Russell Crowe, Leonard DiCaprio, Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone, Gary Sinese AND Sam Raimi directing and they STILL can't come up with better dialogue with this? The movie could have notched itself up with the greatest westerns of all time.
Instead, it falls flat. The misuse of an obscenely-talented cast is what's inexcusable.
This review of The Quick and the Dead (1995) was written by J K on 16 May 2014.
The Quick and the Dead has generally received positive reviews.
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