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Gian Maria Volonté,
Gian Maria Volonté,
Lou Castel,
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Damiano Damiani,
Damiano Damiani
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: Not Rated
: Anchor Bay
: Foreign, Italy, Spain, Westerns, Spaghetti Westerns
: 118 min.
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It is early in the 20th century, and an American traveler has come to Mexico at just the wrong time to continue living a peaceful life, for the Revolution has begun and he quickly finds himself in the thick of it. At first, he is right in the middle between government troops and the revolutionaries and bandidos as they attack a train. Later, he finds himself among the decidedly scruffy-looking revolutionaries and even finds some romantic interest in a hot-tempered girl who is among them. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
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| Great, Unusual Buddy Film
by PatrickCrain
November 18, 2003 - 12:03 PM PST
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5 out of 5 members found this review helpful
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| The most striking thing about "A Bullet for the General" is its rather surprising character development. While most spaghetti westerns give us loners who are only good guys by default, "ABFTG" gives us a character we think we'll probably identify with but, eventually, grow to dislike. While I think the summary of the film gives away too much of the twisting plot, let it be said that Lou Castel's emotionless and cold take on the "Gringo With No Name" is totally appropriate. Quite the polar opposite, Gian Maria Volonte's revolutionary Chucho is whimsical and lively, a man whose soul has not been (and will never be) motivated by greed. Their dedication to each other is something of a precursor to John Woo's "The Killer" or Michael Mann's "Heat." "A Bullet for the General" is one of those rare Italian westerns with an overt political agenda and this causes the film to have an uncommon depth that is missing from some of the other films of its kind (as stylish and as fun as they are). Ennio Morricone's score is great and especially poignant during the quieter scenes and the film's locations are pitch perfect backdrops for war torn Mexico. While the box may be a little misleading (Klaus Kinski is in the film only slightly more than he was in Sergio Leone's "For a Few Dollars More"), Anchor Bay's presentation of "A Bullet for the General" looks great. While some of the colors seem a little washed out and don't pop off the screen as they do in the Blue Underground Spaghetti Western set, the widescreen photography is gorgeous and the sound is great. The extras are paltry but, for this package, the film is the real treat. A great, unseen spaghetti western that is on a tier with the Leone and Corbucci classics. |
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