Lack of focus, mediocre storytelling, trying to include/explore too much in only an hour-and-a-half, greatly diminish what should have been a classic tale of asymmetric warfare. A Fistful of Dollars is clearly its (superior) direct descendent.
This review of The Violent Men (1955) was written by Alex B on 27 Jul 2008.
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