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Brando, in my opinion, steals the show with his outlandish portrayal of a flamboyant but ruthlessly effective hit man. Stellar cast, including fellow mega star Jack Nicholson make this film click, however, it is Brando who gives a great performance. I feel the critics totally missed the point of this one. Brando was a genius and if this was Marlon "mailing it in" then he is better "mailing one in" than 99 percent of stars are with their absolute best performance. One of my favorite westerns and one of the most underrated and sadly unappreciated films out there!! Give it a watch if you haven't watched and when you do...watch without a clear mind and no expectations. I think you will be pleasantly surprised!

Fantastic film that might shock a few spaghetti western fans. The shock? Peter Graves in a 1970 spaghetti western! Graves is his usual self,great voice,intense and even a bit light hearted at times. Terrence Hill co- hort ,Bud Spencer,a legend in the genre,plays his normal role as a tough but lovable brute of a man. This film is sort of a "Magnificent Seven" but minus two. While the story may be run of the mill,the score by master Ennio Morricone is haunting and will stick with you for as long as you grace this earth. Morricone is one of the few composers that can actually make an average film into a very good one. His music adds so much to the film. The rest of the cast is above average compared to the standard fare of the genre during that time period(early 70's). Overall a very enjoyable film that I would suggest to anyone who wants to sit back and just let their mind and body relax for an hour or two. No one can do westerns like the Italians. I wish that the genre would make a comeback but no matter what..things will never be good as the period from 1964-1974,at least as far as westerns are concerned. Give me a good ole Italian western over the American oater...ANYDAY!