I'm almost lost for words to describe how incredibly dull and poorly made this movie REALLY is. Did I even see the same movie that other reviewers have raved about? The DVD cover that I have with this movie indicates that it won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes. How in the name of all that's holy could that have happened?
The several words I have to describe this lot of dross go something like this: boring, dreadful script, poorly directed, even more poorly acted, banal, schmaltzy, cheesy and totally unconvincing. The scene of the gunfight in the wheat field was so laughably bad I just couldn't believe it.
The Italians can make good movies - Cinema Paradiso is at the top of my list but this one is certainly NOT a great movie. It's not really a movie at all. I was very glad when it ended.
This is NOT the worst movie I've ever seen - but it's bloody close!!
The several words I have to describe this lot of dross go something like this: boring, dreadful script, poorly directed, even more poorly acted, banal, schmaltzy, cheesy and totally unconvincing. The scene of the gunfight in the wheat field was so laughably bad I just couldn't believe it.
The Italians can make good movies - Cinema Paradiso is at the top of my list but this one is certainly NOT a great movie. It's not really a movie at all. I was very glad when it ended.
This is NOT the worst movie I've ever seen - but it's bloody close!!