And I mean fast. The whole film felt shorter than an episode of the Simpsons, and after all this all happens over the space of a couple of days. The sheer speed in which the movie goes through the stages may well be a testament to the screenplay or editing, not sure which. Much of it especially the first half seemed very clichéd with the new stranger "just passing through" a dead-end town. Very reminiscent of the classics of the Clint Eastwood era but with less grit. As enough time has passed since those movies I guess this can now be considered as an ode. Even the soundtrack/coincidental music is comparable to classic westerns.
Hawke, as usual, plays the loner well and Travolta can't but help play his part with some wryness. It is just the whole movie passes by so fast I barely apprehended any interactions other than Travolta and Hawke. The film coulda shoulda been longer. Cinematography is nothing special but has definitely been made for the big screen more than home viewing. I was expecting a lot more laughs for this was marketed as being set in a town of nitwits yet the supporting cast were ordinary with the exception of the two sisters who had very attractive qualities and a touch of kookiness.
All in all a movie made for lovers of classic westerns. Not in the same league as Eastwood's Western's or The Quick and The Dead for that matter. Neither as original as films like Cowboys and Aliens or The Warriors Way but this movie is not trying to be.
Hawke, as usual, plays the loner well and Travolta can't but help play his part with some wryness. It is just the whole movie passes by so fast I barely apprehended any interactions other than Travolta and Hawke. The film coulda shoulda been longer. Cinematography is nothing special but has definitely been made for the big screen more than home viewing. I was expecting a lot more laughs for this was marketed as being set in a town of nitwits yet the supporting cast were ordinary with the exception of the two sisters who had very attractive qualities and a touch of kookiness.
All in all a movie made for lovers of classic westerns. Not in the same league as Eastwood's Western's or The Quick and The Dead for that matter. Neither as original as films like Cowboys and Aliens or The Warriors Way but this movie is not trying to be.