Directed by:
Antoine FuquaCinematography:
Mauro FioreCast:
Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byeong-heon Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard (more)VOD (2)
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With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns – Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), Josh Farraday (Chris Pratt), Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), Jack Horne (Vincent D'Onofrio), Billy Rocks (Byung-Hun Lee), Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier). As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
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The Equalizer times seven. Fuqua doesn't show off that much, and so he only pulls a truly sovereign treat out of his sleeve once. The rest of it is standard action routine that's hidden far below his directorial standards, making the central seven whine even more in their uninterestingness, where about 1.5 charisma works in the flatness of the coffin planks. I've managed to miss out on the original for years, so I was expecting more of a B-action orgy in a Wild West setting than a major creative comparison, but the rescue of the White House chief worked more sovereignly.
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I have to admit, the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven worked for me. I ended up giving it four stars, and honestly, I’m going to skip over the usual gripes I have with modern Hollywood and just say this was a solid blockbuster. Sure, the lineup of the seven is a pretty on-the-nose mix of white, Black, Asian, and everything in between, and yes, the political correctness is off the charts—but let’s not dwell on that. What the director nailed was the action and the atmosphere. It’s a simple, no-fuss, entertaining ride, and I had a lot of fun with it. It doesn’t feel like a lazy cash-grab remake, but more like a tribute to the original legends, and the cast definitely delivered. They worked so well together, making it a joy to watch—except for the villain, who felt like a bit of a one-dimensional idiot. But if you know the original, you’ll know he gets his just desserts in the end, and trust me, it’s worth sticking around for. All in all, a fun buddy-action flick, which Hollywood doesn’t churn out like it used to. Definitely a nice surprise.
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It's not a bad film, I'll probably like it even more the second time around, because it's not about anything other than entertaining the viewer and not embarrassing itself, and that's a pretty sympathetic approach. Still, I'm sorry that there wasn't a more imaginative remake that would have put The Magnificent Seven in a different setting - it could have been a gangster movie, a story from the Second World War, a Cold War retro, sci-fi from another planet... Look what Pixar did with that tired plot in A Bug's Life.
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The title makes the film a disservice than anything else. For example, many viewers would have taken it better to call it "Fast and Brisk", and without the inevitable (whether greater or lesser) disappointment that the duo of absolute classic movies of the silver screen, which have survived and will survive for decades, is remade in the form of an disposal relaxing movie that will soon be forgotten. On the other hand, there is the not inconsiderable fact that although it is a western second-rate one-time watch, it is a surprisingly fun and properly driven Western second-rate one-time watch, which is not afraid to use the screen to the fullest. In other words, it is consumable and unnecessary, but not bad. And in purely genre moments (graded tension before the first big shootout, etc.) it will keep you entertained. That´s for sure.
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I decided to watch this as a classic western and forget that it’s a remake, but it wasn't much help. As usual, the Americans made it politically correct, so the magnificent seven were missing only a Jew and an Arab to make them complete. The brave Indian doesn't hesitate to put his own life on the line so that the enemy doesn't take the land the settlers took from the Indians. In fact, the whole thing looked like a United Nations meeting. I did like the film quite a bit in the first two thirds, but it quickly lost momentum with increasing poignant scenes and booming epic music. I was only pleased with Vincent D'Onofrio, Ethan Hawke, and Haley Bennett.
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