Rating of
4/4
Unforgiven is more than a Western
Denno - wrote on 10/29/10
Unforgiven is more than an action packed Western. The fist fight, gunplay and adversarial confrontation, were the best acting of Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. Plus, the movie delved into friendship, honor, and justice from the point of view of a wild killer who had become a peace loving farmer. Out of honor, this peaceful farmer with two children was drawn back into his former life, to right the wrong against a woman denied justice just because she was a prostitute. The man of honor could not accept that. Justice was incumbent upon him. When his only friend died at the hand of the ruthless sheriff, the former outlaw lost all restraint. With methodical precision he confronted a saloon full of hard, tough men and blasted them to pieces. When the gunsmoke cleared, the guilty had fallen and only the penitent remained. With a chilly voice he told them get out or die. Unforgiven is a magnificent Western packed with all Western action, overstuffed with extras, delving deep into the human psyche of survival in the Wild West, leaves the viewer thrilled, inspired, entertained, changed and strangely fulfilled as if they had righted a wrong. Unforgiven will give you more for you money than any Western you’ve ever seen.
