Review of The Quick and the Dead (1995) by Jason S — 16 Dec 2007

While I thought this was a good movie there were some things that kept it from being a great film. The characters were pretty cookie cutter and they were introduced as so. They were pretty plain but on some of them the story behind the character was more interesting than what we saw on screen.

The world we were seeing was grim and dirty as it should be but the stylized nature of the film made it seem as though it were a world separate than ours. When outside everything was dowsed in a yellow hue and it really seemed that this town was the only thing in the whole world at that time.

The stylized feel went well with the shooting style. It was silly at times and a little cliche but it went well with the story that was being told.

There was some great acting put forth by Hackman and Crowe and I found myself wanting to see them more.

All in all it was a good story and it was filmed well but compared to westerns that were told with a more serious attitude it lacks a little in the end.