The Harder They Fall has probably the snappiest dialogue in a western since The Hateful 8, it is probably the most stylish since Django Unchained....and on both accounts maybe even further back. The film is gorgeous, every shot is expertly crafted and stylish presented with an excellent soundtrack. The entire cast is great with both the heroes and villains being well developed. There is a high body count from the first scene on but it boils down to the final battle between the two factions. For a film over 2 hours, it feels like 90 minutes. The funny, bloody, and majestically epic scope make me wish i had seen this in theatre. Jeymes Samuel knows his westerns and this here oozes inspiration from Quentin Tarantino, Sam Peckinpah, and Sergio Leone. In the post Grindhouse world we had plenty of faux films that felt synthetic, this here feels grindhouse but feels authentic which is the most important thing.
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