A Fistful of Lead

Okay, let me admit that I didn't get all the way through this movie - about halfway was all I could take.

Less than ten minutes in and I really wasn't sure if I was supposed to take this movie seriously. The direction is appalling which made the, I suspect adequate, acting come over badly as well.

From the outset both characters and 'extras' make moves and actions that make absolutely no sense in the real world and with script written, I think, by the Director's seven-year-old as a class project the whole thing moved to the point where I simply couldn't "suspend disbelief". The jumpy handheld camera didn't add anything it simply made me feel nauseous. (Always remember that handheld cameras are mainly used because they are far, far cheaper than the use of full trolley and rail cameras. This was so obviously the reason here.)

There are so many good movies out there, western and other genres, don't waste your time - watch a good movie.

So why not one star instead of two? The costumes were quite good...

If you start this movie, be advised: it's rubbish... Bad acting, bad directing, lousy dialect and crap lines.. It might be a fun watch... But i can't watch it all the way through... Story seems fair enough: bandits robbing a bank , a posse going after them, could be the start of an exciting story, but it's hard to stay serious or focused if you will, when the acting is so bad... They is action, no problem there, duels and shootouts, but not enough or good enough to make me watch the movie ... Shootings just can't make up for thick British accents and lines like: "i just got in from Essex"... Rating: 2/10.

I had the feeling to watch a Ben Wheatley's film, after this one. But a poor man's Ben Wheatley. Some stuff very difficult to describe, with not really heroes, not lead character as in any other film. But I like that, despite the bland actors and improbable directing. It is violent, but violent in such a way that you are not really shocked, just surprised. Actually, I thought of a Uwe Boll's movie. Uwe Boll who would have made a western, which he has never done, as far as I know. It looks pretty amateur but acceptable, fun to watch, even while pealing your potatoes for supper.

This film was not all that good but it was not as bad as some of them. The dialogue could've been better. Paired with the accents that were a bit over the top but for what they had to work with it was still pretty good. The fighting was ok. Some blood made no sense but I like how they did the lights in the cave and some of the acting was ok. Overall not great but not the worst either.

This film made me laugh. Seriously, how can you not love it? So simple and low budget but it still created some great entertainment. Blood splattering on the camera, guts falling on the ground, all wrapped around a very bloody and messy opening bank robbery mystery. There is no good acting but I have to give credit to Richard Sandling as Johnny Rumford. This guy makes the film what it is, a barrel of laughs. Nothing high tech to be seen here but hopefully you share my sense of humour. Sheriff Noone's use of the Confederate LaMat revolver, only added to my enjoyment. If Canada ever recovers its liberty, I'm going to get myself one of these. Fun fun if you can bear it.