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Plot:
Two retired sharp-shooters and a would-be gunslinger team up to claim a $1,000 reward for killing two cowboys who brutally disfigured a prostitute.
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MCT:May 12, 2008Clint Eastwood's last western to date and the best of the westerns he made.
This one involves a man called William Munny (Eastwood) coming out of retirement to go back to gunslinging one last time.
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MCT:May 10, 2008
It's a great western movie.
Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman were great!! and it's very well directed by Clint Eastwood plus this movie contain heck of a good quotes!! -
MCT:May 5, 2008Clint Eastwood's 'Unforgiven' is a Western about atmosphere, not action. Like Kevin Costner with 'Dances with Wolves', Eastwood revitalises the genre by subverting convention, and focusing on reality rather than idealistic escapism, making this film all the more powerful. William Munny is a long-retired gunslinger, but the offer of a $1000 reward for the death of two cowboys who brutally attacked and permanently scarred a young prostitute leads him and his old pal (Morgan Freeman) back on an old path. Eastwood seamlessly weaves the moments of quiet humanity, where conversation and friendship acknowledge the moral ambiguities of gunplay, with scenes drenched in ominous tension between the corrupt sherriff - played by a menacingly brilliant Gene Hackman - and those who dare to cross him. On top of all this a light layer of effective humour is overlaid, ensuring things never become too grim; the film steps the boundaries of moral darkness, and Eastwood has crafted an intelligent and unsettling picture. He creates a film about the end of the old West just as the cinematic one too, filters away, where over-long action sequences, chases through the desert and glorified killing was the idealised way. Freeman, Richard Harris and Frances Fisher all add fine support to the proceedings, and the film has a true authentic feel thanks to the high-quality production values. The cinematography too, captures the traditionalist look of the western with great precision, Eastwood still paying subtle homage through use of iconography. 'Unforgiven' has a hero with a past of crime and evil, one who can't mount his horse for clumsiness, one who fears what he is capable of, and truly loves his wife and new-found path of family. To see him revert back to his ways is therefore all the more startling, Eastwood proving he is as capable an actor as a director; the final scene has a slow, burning pain, and we witness the true effects of killing a fellow human; scars that are etched far into the depths of the mind and soul.
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MCT:May 1, 2008
I thought it was visually impressive but i think i falls short of being the masterpiece that its supposed to be
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MCT:April 29, 2008
"It's a hell of a thing, killin' a man. Take away all he's got, and all he's ever gonna have."
Unforgiven could be the greatest western film in the history of cinema. Clint Eastwood proves an able director for this stunning film, and shows that he has learnt much from starring in spaghetti westerns by Sergio Leone.
Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play William Munny and Ned Logan; two retired gunslingers who live tranquil lives. After a group of cowboys horribly disfigure a prostitute, a bounty is put on their head. Eastwood and Freeman answer the call, hoping to put an end to their gunslinging after picking up the sizable reward of $1,000.
As the two ride across colonial America with the help of a young wannabe cowboy (Woolvett), the sheriff of the town of Big Whiskey, Little Bill (Hackman), is doing everything he can to discourage bounty hunters as an act of social prejudice.
For its whole running time, the film is absolutely remarkable. Eastwood's sublime direction allows us to get to know each central character; as there are no good guys or bad guys here, this was a pivotal part of the movie.
Eastwood also acted tremendously well here, and displays major depth in his role as an old gunslinger. Morgan Freeman was never an actor one would expect to see in a western, but he pulls it off incredibly well. Gene Hackman, as the sadistic sheriff, was also just exceptional.
Of course the movie is primarily dialogue driven so people looking for action will find precious little, unfortunately. But Unforgiven is a character western that focuses on the drama. And when we do get to some action in the last 15 minutes or so, it's gritty and brutal. Not so much the violence displayed, but the brutality of the characters.
The film contains a very simple plot, granted, but it's not what is on the surface that actually matters here. On the surface it would seem like a dull journey into the old west, but underneath there's plenty of hidden layers and meanings told with the well-developed characters and gorgeous scenery.
Overall, Unforgiven marks the only time that Hollywood actually got a western right; in a money-orientated system, this movie shows us that something truly beautiful can come out of it. It's not concerned with the action or the blood, but rather with developing the characters and showing that there's more to a western than just the action. It's not a spaghetti western and it's not the work of Sergio Leone, but it's an utterly sublime movie. Highly recommended.
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davemcbride123posted 102 days ago -
what can i say about this man eastwood , and the film unforgiven but brill from begining to the end good one clint . catherine xxx
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