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Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volante, Luigi Pistilli
This was a sequel to For A Fistful of Dollars and one of the Spaghetti Westerns. What can I say about them? The 1960s was a period of change for movies (and society, in general) and Sergio Leone’s westerns were part of that. Gritty and violent, they stood out from earlier westerns and viewers immediately liked them. Some are among my favorite Westerns, but not this one. This sequel is weaker than its predecessor for all the reasons and is marred by overacting and laughable sound effects (like whip cracking punches). Still is a Clint shoot’em up and has his squinty charm and cigar smoking cool going for it.
This one of Clint Eastwood’s man-with-no-name movies and he is once again a bounty hunter after a bad guy played by Volante (whose wanted post should say ‘Wanted, Dead or Jobless, for Crappy Acting’), but this time he has a rival, a slick dangerous bounty hunter played by Lee Van Cleef. Both are successful and have made a lot hunting men, but they decide to join up and co-operate For A Few Dollars More. The story is ok, but not as clever as the first movie.
For Clint Eastwood fans, this one is enjoyable and for Duster lovers, this part of a must have Sergio Leone collection, but Leone did far better with the first installment and neither measures up to some Eastwood efforts. Suitable for late night viewing or for a Clint Eastwood film festival to celebrate your new home theater set up. Other than that, put on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, again.
