Reviews of Unforgiven 1992
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Although the cinematography is brilliant, the main theme hauntingly beautiful and the character performances stellar, Unforgiven didn't quite do it for me.
Maybe the plot was too straight-forward and too black-white, in any case it was drawn out too long in places. It possibly mattered more some 20 years ago and just didn't age well - still, a fine and atmospheric Western. -
My favorite Clint Eastwood movie and performance. Third favorite Western. Very first blu-ray I ever watched. The screenplay is a marvel unto itself. In short: a perfect film, a modern American masterpiece.
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There are cinematic lists of shame, if you haven't seen Unforgiven then it should be at the top of yours. This is one of the greatest films ever made and it is obvious from the opening minutes. Nearly perfect in every way. I doubt there's a better western or ever will be. I shall not discuss the ins and the outs, the whys and the wherefores, there is no point, this is a film over 20 years old now and…
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What an absolutely hideous oversight on my part not to have seen Eastwood's marvellous Unforgiven up until now, despite the many opportunities. I was a little skeptical about it, considering how underwhelmed I was by Gran Torino, but as it so often happens I was horribly wrong. Gone are the tremendously cool protagonists, the very much black and white characterization of heroes and villains and anything resembling a code of honor or conduct. Eastwood paints a picture of the wild…
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It isn't only a story about violence. It's a story about commerce. Don't miss the subtext when William "Munny" confronts Little "Bill".
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Part of Clintfest '13
*SOME SPOILERS*
"Well, I guess they had it comin'."
"We all have it comin'."Unforgiven is Clint Eastwood's masterpiece: a towering dismantling of Western mythos, extraordinary in every way. It's the best and most important oater since John Ford's supposed "last word" on the genre - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - and arguably the most morally and thematically interesting since The Searchers, the Ford film that cast John Wayne as a violent racist hell-bent…
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A western that both feels new and innovative but also makes you remember those good old films where the pacing was slow, the plot important, the characters were not one dimensional, the score was important, and the performances were a joy to watch. Yeah, I am talking about westerns, a genre I am liking a little bit more I watch a new one.
The acting was crazy good. Its impressive how little screen time is Richard Harris given but how…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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A western version of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. As a whole this wasn't one of my favorites, but it WAS a wonderful playground constructed for the sole purpose of showcasing Gene Hackman and Clint Eastwood at the top of their game. I loved both of their characters and the "outlaw vs. sheriff" and "who is the REAL villain?" themes are some of my favorite classics. It is beautiful and there were a few little stylistic things that I loved. The main reason I didn't rate this higher is because most of the other characters REALLY got on my nerves. Just a personal thing.
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An Anti-Western in the same sort of vein as The Wild Bunch, Unforgiven is an interesting character study which is kind of like watching The Man With No Name in retirement (which presumably was partially the intention). While The Wild Bunch shows the horrible violence and insanity of the Old West, Unforgiven shows the pathetic side as well, with very few truly likeable characters; two men who cut up a prostitute for laughing at the size of one of their…
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Bleak. Fierce. Excellent. A masterpiece.