A remake in western setting of Kurosawa's "Yojimbo",this movie became a landmark western revitalizing the genre by adding a cynicism not previously found in westerns.Clint Eastwood became a major star as "The Man with No Name" and is still identified by this part. The amount of violence in this movie was quite different than anything that had gone before.Almost operatic,aided by the score of Ennio Morricone,the movie takes on the mythical aspects of the westerns. Sergio Leone's extreme close-ups, a trademark of his, is already evident here.The movie isn't as good as the sequels that followed,but very entertaining and Clint Eastwood is really good here.
Review of A Fistful of Dollars
