By Nadia Ranaputri
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard.
I actually watched this movie about two weeks ago, so this review is overdue. Nonetheless, it is here.
Even if I love movies, I'm still quite new to the Western genre. I haven't seen much from the Western genre except for the Coen Brother's True Grit, which I thought was a fantastic movie by the way. But other than that, I am still new to the genre.
Thus, I deliberated for a while on whether or not The Magnificent Seven was worth watching. I haven't seen the original Magnificent Seven and it's highly unusual for me to suddenly dive into the Western genre, but I do have a friend who's a sucker for Western movies.
The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, and tells the story of a town named Rose Creek, which has been taken over by a greedy industrialist. As he takes control of the town, the citizens seek help from seven outlaws to protect their town from further danger and ensure freedom from the industrialist's control.
I did not really expect anything going in, if I had to be honest. But I was quite surprised with the fact that it's actually pretty good. Like I said before, I'm no expert in the Western genre, but this movie was a hell of a good time; packed with surprisingly fun elements that made the experience for me. It won't work for everyone, though. But for me, this movie isn't one to take very seriously. It's really just a solid fun action movie.
The characters in terms of the Magnificent Seven themselves are fleshed-out well, elevated by impressive performances from their actors. Everyone gets their time to shine, and they have interesting motivations as to why they did what they did. Other than being fleshed out, they're also charming and have sense of humor, though it could be off-putting at times.
The storyline is solid, but sometimes lacks coherence and substance that would have made it standout. What I do have to say though, is that the action sequences were well choreographed, and were very enjoyable, especially the stand-off in the third act. So like I said before, it's more of a solid fun action movie.
Overall, I can't really discuss anything more, but I really enjoyed this movie. The storyline is pretty solid, but sometimes lacks coherence and substance. The action was great, the characters were fleshed-out (quite well, and enough to make them interesting), and every actor of the Magnificent Seven brought charm and depth to their characters. It's not a complete no-brainer, but if you're looking for a more serious type of Western film, you'd probably pass on this remake of The Magnificent Seven. If you're looking for a fun action movie though, it probably wouldn't hurt to give this movie a go.
Stars: 3.5/5
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| Source: screenrant.com |
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard.
I actually watched this movie about two weeks ago, so this review is overdue. Nonetheless, it is here.
Even if I love movies, I'm still quite new to the Western genre. I haven't seen much from the Western genre except for the Coen Brother's True Grit, which I thought was a fantastic movie by the way. But other than that, I am still new to the genre.
Thus, I deliberated for a while on whether or not The Magnificent Seven was worth watching. I haven't seen the original Magnificent Seven and it's highly unusual for me to suddenly dive into the Western genre, but I do have a friend who's a sucker for Western movies.
The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, and tells the story of a town named Rose Creek, which has been taken over by a greedy industrialist. As he takes control of the town, the citizens seek help from seven outlaws to protect their town from further danger and ensure freedom from the industrialist's control.
I did not really expect anything going in, if I had to be honest. But I was quite surprised with the fact that it's actually pretty good. Like I said before, I'm no expert in the Western genre, but this movie was a hell of a good time; packed with surprisingly fun elements that made the experience for me. It won't work for everyone, though. But for me, this movie isn't one to take very seriously. It's really just a solid fun action movie.
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| Source: latinoweeklyreview.com |
The storyline is solid, but sometimes lacks coherence and substance that would have made it standout. What I do have to say though, is that the action sequences were well choreographed, and were very enjoyable, especially the stand-off in the third act. So like I said before, it's more of a solid fun action movie.
Overall, I can't really discuss anything more, but I really enjoyed this movie. The storyline is pretty solid, but sometimes lacks coherence and substance. The action was great, the characters were fleshed-out (quite well, and enough to make them interesting), and every actor of the Magnificent Seven brought charm and depth to their characters. It's not a complete no-brainer, but if you're looking for a more serious type of Western film, you'd probably pass on this remake of The Magnificent Seven. If you're looking for a fun action movie though, it probably wouldn't hurt to give this movie a go.
Stars: 3.5/5
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