El Gringo (2012)
6/10
B-grade gun-toting non-stop action flick
18 May 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Basically a no-brainer b-grade gun fighting, action-packed flick wherein the director cannot make up his mind whether to keep the hero as the better fighter or the initial scary villain as the baddest guy.

Some of the scenes make you wince for its predictability or non-originality.

Terrific photography from all sorts of angles, new fight techniques and loud music make it thoroughly enjoyable on surround sound.

Subtle humor with the mongrel and fight scenes wherein the bad guy gets very upset whenever he loses his hat make the movie intriguing.

Romantic scene when she heals his wounds a nice turn on.

Lack of logic in many scenes like why the gang would not see what is in the bag which the hero desperately tried to retain.

If you can look the other way at some of the absurdity and inanity, you might enjoy this if you like movies like Machete, by the other Rodriguez.
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