I know I'm a week late and a dollar short with this review, but a
girl needs to get away ~shrugs. Vacation or no vacation though, this was a top
priority for me to see when I returned. I don't think I've ever missed a movie
Denzel Washington starred in, and I wasn't about too now. Besides Washington
though, the entire cast had me anticipating this film that was also directed by
Antoine Fuqua, whose work I also respect. I am usually not the biggest fan of
remakes, but I have never seen the original, so in my eyes this remake would be
an "original" for me.
Am I the only one
who thought this movie started out a little corny? The church scene at the
beginning was definitely had a little bit of corn in it. I don't think it had
much to do with what was going on, but some of the character performances were
lacking a bit. The actor playing Bogue, definitely saved this scene. The movie
moves along nicely after this point, although I wasn't the biggest fan of the
actress who played Emma Cullen. She kind of brought every scene she was in
down. I'm just happy she wasn't in too many scenes.
The characters
playing The Magnificent Seven a very much enjoyed. Of course my favorite was
Chris Pratt, who is always great comic relief, and Vincent D'Onofrio who was a
strong element of surprise and weird humor. I thought the cast worked well
together, and made for an entertaining movie. The action scenes were fun to
watched and directed well.
I wasn't
disappointed in the time I set out for this 2+ hour film. It was well worth my
time. The cast was great, and had well executed action scenes that stole the
show. I don't know how this compares to the original, all I know is I enjoyed
this version very much...B+
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