Review of Unforgiven (1992) by Monika M — 29 Dec 2015
Fantastic Western film from acclaimed director Clint Eastwood. The movies message is violence and the dangers of it. I also looked at redemption, good vs evil, protecting women as other themes at play.
2 old gun slinger partners played by Eastwood and Freeman are out for a bounty. When told of 2 men who slashed up a woman's face and the reward that goes along with it, Eastwood decides to pursue the men in order to make a better life for his family. Ultimately the town of Big Whiskey is where the 2 men can be found so that is where they head.
Eastwoods character had just lost his wife 3 years earlier and has devoted himself to being a better man. One question asked..do ones roots really ever change?
The main setting of the movie, Big Whiskey Wyoming is led by a brutal, violent sheriff played brilliantly by Hackman. He is a mean SOB and runs the town like a dictatorship.
You know the meeting between the 2 main characters is inevitable and it builds up nicely.
The moral questions are fantastic, the acting, set peices, dialogue...it's all great stuff. If I liked Westerns as a whole more the rating would be higher.
This review of Unforgiven (1992) was written by Monika M on 29 Dec 2015.
Unforgiven has generally received very positive reviews.
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