One of the better Italian western farces, featuring a delightful Palance performance
I was quite blown away by how much I actually enjoyed this viewing experience! A big part of it must've been the pristine 35mm print it was projected from but still... the movie is funny & entertaining, with memorable characters and even a few laugh-out-loud gags.
Made only one year prior to one of Enzo G.'s top works, High Crime, needless to say the direction is proficient. The score by the De Angelis bros compliments the action on screen. There are also some interesting religious themes in play... BUT the whole thing is still a loud, low-brow slapstick-fest.
It's great fun to see Jack Palance, typically the one straight performer in many a comedy, hamming it up the best he can. Most of the stuff involving Tedeum's (Giancarlo Prete) family is horrible, but thankfully the film recovers whenever they're out of sight.
Highly recommended to the fans of Italian western farces!
Made only one year prior to one of Enzo G.'s top works, High Crime, needless to say the direction is proficient. The score by the De Angelis bros compliments the action on screen. There are also some interesting religious themes in play... BUT the whole thing is still a loud, low-brow slapstick-fest.
It's great fun to see Jack Palance, typically the one straight performer in many a comedy, hamming it up the best he can. Most of the stuff involving Tedeum's (Giancarlo Prete) family is horrible, but thankfully the film recovers whenever they're out of sight.
Highly recommended to the fans of Italian western farces!
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- 18 feb 2020