Review of Unforgiven (1992) by Alex R — 10 Nov 2010

Unforgiven is a thrilling unforgettable Western film, directed by Clint Eastwood, this is by far the best Western film since the golden years of the Western film of the 1960's. A personal favorite of mine, Unforgiven is one bad assed film starring one great cast of actors.

Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman and Richard Harris act in this stunning work of brutality. With a cast like that it's a film connoisseur's wet dream. This film has so much talent on screen, and Eastwood knows just how to use it.

He also stars here, in one of his best film roles since Dirty Harry. It's obvious that Clint Eastwood used every trick he knew to make this Western, his work with Sergio Leone payed off as he decided to make this film.

This is one of Clint Eastwood greatest films, a superbly crafted and well acted film. Unforgiven is a masterful film, and is the best Western since Sergio Leone's Materful epic, Once Upon A Time In The West.

Eastwood's Unforgiven may not be in the same league as Leone's classic, but his film definitely has the balls to be a close second. Unforgiven is just as brutal as Leone's Westerns and Eastwood's film has that Leone trademark.

It's only natural because Clint Eastwood was a protogee of Sergio Leone. Unforgiven is a rich film that brings back elements of the classic Westerns, and it's simply a well crafted film. Bill Bunny, for me, at least is one of the darkest characters of Western since Henry Fonda in Once Upon A Time In The West.

I won't give away spoilers to as to why, but Munny is a cold hearted bastard, but unlike Frank; he's got a good reason to be. Unforgiven is masterwork of Western cinema, and remains one of the best films of the genre.

I strongly believe that if Leone would have seen this film, he would've given his approval. Unforgiven is a film which echoes the Westerns of the past not to mention that this is one of the last great Western films.