Review of The Quick and the Dead (1995) by Elisa L — 24 Mar 2008
I hate when movie critics defend movies they enjoy by degrading the intelligence or cinematic knowledge of those people who disagree with them. Having said that, I feel that Sam Raimi's 'The Quick and the Dead' is a vastly underrated mini-classic and if you don't think so, then you're a big dumb moron!
Raimi's movie borrows heavily from classic spaghetti westerns, but Raimi has a style of his own, and plenty of it; complete with straightforward, fast-paced action, a plethora of unusual camera angles, creaking leather and cleverly choreographed violence.
Sharon Stone is a strong lead as an Eastwood-esque interloper with no name and a score to settle, while Hackman's creepy "badguy" is full of malicious delight at his own devilish cunning.
The whole film has tremendous visual style, and the frequent bursts of violence are delivered with a clever and often hilarious use of special effects. The Quick and The Dead will always be the best "Western?" I've ever seen.
This review of The Quick and the Dead (1995) was written by Elisa L on 24 Mar 2008.
The Quick and the Dead has generally received positive reviews.
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