Unforgiven

Pros: Atmosphere, photography, Sets
Cons: No action, No adventure, All violence, One dimensional characters

Pros: Direction, Eastwood, Hackman, Freeman, Harris, Script, Supporting Cast
Cons: None

"It's a hell of a thing to kill a man. You take away everything he's got, and everything he's ever going to have." William Munny Hollywood has produced many Westerns; a few have crossed the line from entertainment to greatness. ...

Pros: Great writing by David Peoples; good directing and acting by Eastwood and cast.
Cons: May be too violent for some viewers

There is no revenge as sweet as forgiveness - Josh Billings In many movies, particularly in the genres of drama, action/adventure, sci-fi, and even horror, the quest for - and futility of - personal justice or revenge is one of the themes ...

Pros: Masterfully put together, great acting
Cons: None

Released in 1992, Unforgiven is essentially a movie of days gone by. Firstly, it’s a western made in the modern day era of action, sci-fi and special effects. It’s somewhat appropriate therefore that producer and director, Clint Eastwood ...

Pros: Literate script. Haunting atmosphere. Masterful performances.
Cons: Someone forgot to turn up the lights for the DVD transfer.

I was not needed on the set today; the director is filming some clearly inferior scenes with less important performers. I had the chance to see the rushes from the last few days in the editing room this morning. My big tap finale, Happy...

Pros: Harsh look at the highly-romanticized act of killing in the old West
Cons: May scare your kids

This is one of the most amazing films ever made, and is certainly one of the finest westerns. Rank it right up there with High Noon, Clint Eastwoods "Dollar" trilogy directed by Sergio Leone, John Wayne's best stuff or etc., etc.

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Pros: Very good direction, musical score, Gene Hackman's magnificent
Cons: A little slow in spots

Eastwood's brooding, violent western owes more to his early work with Sergio Leone than to the classic westerns made by the likes of John Ford. It's as if the Man With No Name got old and started a pig ranch with his two children. A film full of jarring ...

Pros: Fantastic performances all around.  Gorgeous scenery.  Masterfully directed.
Cons: Not exactly the "feel good" movie of the year.

I had not seen UNFORGIVEN for nearly a decade when I popped in my HD DVD the other night. I'm not sure what made me decide to view it, but I'm very glad I did. Despite all the other "revisionist" Westerns that have come since the time Eastwood's ...

Pros: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman. The scenery, very well done!
Cons: A blind gun fighting kid.

(I do not give away the plot with this review)

Directed by Clint Eastwood (1992)
Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman.

Clint Eastwood as William Munny
Gene Hackman as Little Bill
Morgan...

Pros: Strong characters and excellent performances
Cons: Cruel violence and uncomfortable situations

This movie epitomizes the whole genre of westerns. This film is THE perfect western in my opinion. It is the story of William Munny (Clint Eastwood), a retired and reformed killer with two motherless children to raise on a hog farm in the wild and...

Pros: Direction, screenplay, and the entire cast.
Cons: None.

UNFORGIVEN, as many of you probably already know, is more than just another western. It’s an interesting movie because there is a nice parallel between its main character, William Munny, and the actor playing him, Clint Eastwood. Munny is an old, ...

Pros: It's a GOOD western in this day and age
Cons: Sometimes drags

Okay, will someone please explain why Richard Harris received a marquee headline in Clint Eastwood’s movie Unforgiven? Harris has a role in the movie as a hired gun called English Bob because, well, he’s from England. Harris milks the role in ...

Pros: A good story, good acting, good visuals, and a good musical score.
Cons: It's anti-violence message isn't exactly clear at times.

This movie starts with William Munny (Clint Eastwood) a widower alone with his two children. He is, or rather was, a former gunfighter. He has a loot of blood and regrets on his hands. Then the scollfield kid pays Munny a visit. The Kid ...

Pros: Decent acting, Decent plot development
Cons: Very average plot and character arcs, Light on DVD bonus features.

I've never been much of a fan of Western films, in fact it is almost surprising how much I enjoyed "The Adventures Of Brisco County, Jr." (reviewed at: http://www.epinions.com/conten t_401724706436 ). So, it is only ...

Pros: A Haunting Script, Fantastic Performances All Around
Cons: A Little On The Long Side

There is just something about westerns that has never really appealed to me. I don’t know if it’s the all-too-predictable storylines that they typically follow, or if I just don’t see very much depth in your typical “man with the white hat” good cowboy...