First spaghetti western I've ever watched. Apparently Tarentino's favorite movie.

Actually shot in Italy I believe and all the actors are dubbed. Eastwood is the only American.

Soundtrack by Ennio Morricone, who also did "Hateful Eight" for Tarantino. Legendary. ( )

A wandering gunfighter tries to get rival gangs to kill each other.

Iconic. It slows down a little in the middle, but not much, and there's more than enough awesome to make up for it.

Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.7/4 ( )

The low rating doesn't mean I objectively think this film sucks. It means I really just don't like it--not Serge Leone's style, the long silences, the uber violence, the foreign feel to the quintessential American genre, the uniformly unlikeable characters, the dark world view. Not for me. ( )

Worthy of Kurosawa's Yojimbo, which it remade. ( )