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A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill.
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Fun and Engaging Modern Western.
Manages to Mingle a Menagerie of Moments from the Long History of the Genre with Heart-Felt Fan Appeal.
Hoping that the Audience will Hop on Board and Enjoy the Ride.
The Reaction has been Mixed.
The Current Metacritic Score is 4.2.
Down and Dirty Fans of the Western seem to Like it.
The Westerns from the Past Blow in and Out of the Movie Like Tumbleweed.
You Notice then it's Gone. But Other Fleeting Visitors will Show-Up.
This is Part of the Charm.
None of it is Heavy-Handed.
Just an Inducement to Pay Attention while the Plot Unfolds with some Originality.
While Writer-Director-Star, Scott Martin has some Chops of His Own.
When the Two Lead Characters, Gamblers, are Playing Cards and the Camera Slowly Creeps in for an Over the Shoulder Peek, You Hear...
"7's?... No......Go Fish"
It's a Laugh Out Loud Moment that Appears at a Time when the Movie is Flatly an Unambiguous Stating...
"Having Fun Yet?"
That is the Point where You make a Personal Decision to Follow Along or Not.
It's an Underrated New Western that has been Coming in a Slow-Wave.
Testing the Temperature of the Masses to See if the Western Genre is Infectious Again.
Smart and Artistically Fulfilling.
Definitely Worth a Watch.
Manages to Mingle a Menagerie of Moments from the Long History of the Genre with Heart-Felt Fan Appeal.
Hoping that the Audience will Hop on Board and Enjoy the Ride.
The Reaction has been Mixed.
The Current Metacritic Score is 4.2.
Down and Dirty Fans of the Western seem to Like it.
The Westerns from the Past Blow in and Out of the Movie Like Tumbleweed.
You Notice then it's Gone. But Other Fleeting Visitors will Show-Up.
This is Part of the Charm.
None of it is Heavy-Handed.
Just an Inducement to Pay Attention while the Plot Unfolds with some Originality.
While Writer-Director-Star, Scott Martin has some Chops of His Own.
When the Two Lead Characters, Gamblers, are Playing Cards and the Camera Slowly Creeps in for an Over the Shoulder Peek, You Hear...
"7's?... No......Go Fish"
It's a Laugh Out Loud Moment that Appears at a Time when the Movie is Flatly an Unambiguous Stating...
"Having Fun Yet?"
That is the Point where You make a Personal Decision to Follow Along or Not.
It's an Underrated New Western that has been Coming in a Slow-Wave.
Testing the Temperature of the Masses to See if the Western Genre is Infectious Again.
Smart and Artistically Fulfilling.
Definitely Worth a Watch.
This was a good flick, funny and smart. The characters are well drawn. There is some language and a quick flash of nudity but overall a clean movie for the whole family. Story of an accountant looking for his brother, hires some gamblers to help guide him, not happy with what he finds. I'd recommend this one. Best western I've seen in years!
PLEASE pay no attention to the first reviewer here. Watch the movie and decide for yourself whether you enjoyed it or not. I found this movie to be quite good. I am keeping it as will watch again in future.
The movie has several funny parts and I mean I had several lol chuckles throughout watching it. You can't help but laugh at the "Never heard of it" line used frequently. And the one guy during the last shootout that was so fast, you never saw him draw. That was hilarious.
If you do like westerns, at least give this one a chance and you may end up having an enjoyable evening.
The movie has several funny parts and I mean I had several lol chuckles throughout watching it. You can't help but laugh at the "Never heard of it" line used frequently. And the one guy during the last shootout that was so fast, you never saw him draw. That was hilarious.
If you do like westerns, at least give this one a chance and you may end up having an enjoyable evening.
This is a great little western that's just plain entertaining. As previous reviewers have noted, it's got some humor along with the gunfighting. The acting, IMHO, is pretty darned good. All the actors do seem like they're enjoying their parts and they're all committed to making this the best movie possible. I recommend this film.
It's an ok couple of hours to spend but don't expect any magic. Reminds me of the type of movie you get when TV actors come together on a network project they sort of have to do to fulfill a contract. Somebody writes a big screen script for three specific celebrities, but they pass on it, so you end up with a quick draw TV production, pun intended. I know that's not the case with Big Kill, it's just that only three actors really seem like they belong in the old west, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jason Patrick, and Danny Trejo, who is completely wasted in a teaser that goes nowhere. In fact, he's not the only character that shows up and then disappears without a payoff. Watching the guys on horseback is painful, and in some of the shots, the paint looks like a pony. Let's just say being in the saddle doesn't look like second nature to most of these riders. It's like taking the cast of Murder She Wrote and giving them parts in Gone Baby Gone, and then not giving them any time to get into character.
Concept is OK: Town goes bad after silver mines flood, gets taken over by hired guns rustling cattle. Of course, one look at the dusty town and sage brush, not a puddle or raindrop to be seen, and, well, you know, what floods? Whole town looks like a Hollywood back lot. And cinematography is not geared to making a visual statement.
Nothing really makes much sense, and characters just seem to do things at the whim of the screenwriter, especially at the end.
All this being said, I wouldn't mind seeing this same cast again in another western, albiet, better script and higher production values.
Concept is OK: Town goes bad after silver mines flood, gets taken over by hired guns rustling cattle. Of course, one look at the dusty town and sage brush, not a puddle or raindrop to be seen, and, well, you know, what floods? Whole town looks like a Hollywood back lot. And cinematography is not geared to making a visual statement.
Nothing really makes much sense, and characters just seem to do things at the whim of the screenwriter, especially at the end.
All this being said, I wouldn't mind seeing this same cast again in another western, albiet, better script and higher production values.
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Johnny Kane first meets Jake in the bar he says to Jake: "I hear you're real fast" to which Jake responds: "I'm just a sporting man." This is the same thing Johnny Ringo says to Doc Holiday in the film Tombstone and Doc gives a similar response. A very obvious homage the now classic western.
- GoofsEverybody in Big Kill denies knowing anybody named Grant when Jim asks around, but he is the mayor of the town. And nobody is surprised when Jim calls him Grant, so it is not as if Grant has been living there incognito or under a different name. This is never explained in the movie.
Perhaps they were protecting the head of the illegal rustled cattle crew that provides much of the town's revenue.
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Jim Andrews: I don't want to stay here any longer than we have to. We don't seem very welcome.
Jake Logan: We're used to that.
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