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Very bad, in fact, because until his wife made him give
up the liquor, Will Munny was a drunken killer whose gunfighting
skills were second-to-none in the old West.
Nowadays, his pistol skills are so rusty he is forced to
use a shotgun and he can't even stay on his horse.
Still, a young woman has been cut up by a couple of drunken
cowboys and the $1000 bounty on their heads will see him and
his children set up for life.
Joining up with a greenhorn "gunfighter", Munny (Clint Eastwood)
and his old friend and partner Ned (Morgan Freeman) set out
on their mission.
Along the way they have to live up to many ghosts of the
past and find themselves in mortal danger.
The bad guy in this tale of anti-heroes is a sheriff called
Little Bill (Gene Hackman) who has decided to scare away all
reward seekers by kicking the living tripe out of anyone who
remotely looks interested in collecting it.
Unforgiven is a Western masterpiece that not only
captures the landscapes and look of old towns exceptionally
well, but also examines human nature and puts under the microscope
Hollywood's idea of the Wild West being filled with either
good guys or bad guys.
Brooding, violent and regularly disturbing, Unforgiven
delivers the message that even vicious, nasty people can
have good sides, while law-abiding types also have dark natures.
It is not a new message, but as director Eastwood refuses
to make excuses for the characters it has the fresh approach
of they-are-what-they-are.
The musical score is lovely and will have you humming or
whistling it long after you have stopped watching the movie.
Unforgiven is a huge movie and well deserved its Oscar
for Best Film.
Conclusion: Movie: 90% DVD
Extras: 50%
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