The Good, the Bad, the Weird, 2008, Action
Plot: A petty thief steals a treasure map that Manchuria’s deadliest killer is after and a bounty hunter is after the both of them.
Thoughts: When I saw the trailer for this Asian Western movie, I had to find the movie as fast I as I could. I found it weeks ago but only just now had time to watch it. It was a really fun film with a really deep understated message. I love when directors and writers have the ability to intertwine ideas within their work to make films not only entertaining, but also intellectually stimulating.
Ji-woon Kim was very creative in both his shot decisions and the layout of the settings. The cinematographer was stupendous and captured some really good shots of Manchuria (if that was it anyway). The gun fight sequences were a good mix of American action and East Asian kung-fu films. The movie also has some good plot twists (some predictable and others not).
A good movie, but a little long.
3.9/5
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