Rated R for language, violence and nudity
Starring Danny Trejo, Mickey Rourke, Anthony Michael Hall
Directed by Roel Reine
The Story:
A gang rolls into a Colorado mining town to take all of the gold that is being held during a land dispute about who owns the mine. However, the gang, under the insistence of Red (Hall) turn on their leader, Guerrero (Trejo) and gun him down. Finding himself in Hell, Guerrero bargains with the Devil (Rourke): to deliver the 6 souls that sent him there, in exchange for his own. The devil agrees, and Guerrero has 24 hours to bring his killers to justice. Things are about to get ugly!
Well, that was unexpectedly fun!
Easily, the best western I've seen this year so far.
Remove the supernatural element, and you've got the makings and attitude of a good solid "B Movie Western".
The sets, the costumes, the actors, all do a great job to convey an idyllic mining town that falls prey to the gang of thieves when they roll into town.
Played straight, this would have been a fine Western on its own.
When you factor the added twist with the Devil, that simply solidifies the storyline and provides the deus ex machina to get Guerrero into and out of trouble with no problems.
Danny Trejo does a great job of pretty much playing himself, but that's what you hire him for. You want the baddest man on the planet, look no further.
Final Grade: Solid B
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I would have no problem owning or watching this one in the future.
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