Review of Unforgiven (1992) by Tony P — 21 Aug 2016

What a great film from 1992. Criminally insane that I have never seen it up until last night.

Everything about this Western is top notch. Be it casting, screenplay, locations and photography.

The film is directed by Clint Eastwood and to date is his last western. It has elements of his other western filmography. The man with no name is back but his character William Munny is an older, wiser ex-alcoholic, assassin, looking after two children after the death of his wife.

Other cast members include Morgan Freeman as old sidekick Ned and Gene Hackman as sheriff Little Bill.

How brutal is he?

It got me thinking about just how good an actor Hackman is and how old he must be now.

The lavish photography shows Alberta, Canada at its best doubling for the old West.

I have watched many Westerns mainly old films from the 1930s, 40s and 50s starring the likes of James Stewart and John Wayne.

This 1992 picture beats each one of them.