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Brilliant and touching

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Isabella and Miss Parsons (am I remembering that right? There's no name even similar to that in the cast list) are two proper English ladies traveling through the American West on a train with a great-looking and great-sounding steam engine. Although the older woman points out this is no place for a lady, when the train arrives at Isabella's destination in the middle of nowhere, she assures Isabella that the men who came to pick her up are her uncle's best employees. Isabella's father just died, and she lost her mother long ago, so her uncle's ranch is the only place for her to go.But she doesn't make it there. The men take her to a bar, where a villain shoots them and takes her captive, while the others in the bar just sit there like nothing happened. The villain tries to rape Isabella but then mysteriously stops and just ties her up. He goes into town and what happens next is very funny. And then Isabella gets loose, and with her clothes in tatters, people in town think she is a hooker. She goes to the jail and the prisoner in the cell is hilarious. I only wish we had seen more of him. But then the villain takes Isabella again, shooting those who stand in his way as usual.Harry's brother puts together a posse. Some of the men don't think it is worth the money to risk their lives, so there is a bonus for killing the hooker. The villain still has a problem to solve, so as he was advised to do, he visits a Chinese mining camp. With hilarious results. Meanwhile, Isabella is starting to have feelings other than hate for the man, and the man is nicer to Isabella. Eventually, they have a meaningful conversation about their pasts. And they visit an Indian medicine man--again, with funny results. The posse isn't having much luck because the tracker is incompetent.The ending is satisfying but quite unexpected. It is, in fact, the very definition of ironic. But there is a complete story.I wasn't expecting this to be so funny, but the TiVo listings did show it as a comedy first. Actually, this isn't that funny a lot of the time, and it is somewhat violent (though not unusually so for a Western) and unsettling. To enjoy it, you have to be willing to tolerate a sick sense of humor. Also, the sound went out a lot and characters' mouths were covered in many cases when this happened.Cohen Holloway as the unnamed villain does quite a good job. He isn't merely the monster he appears to be at the start, but someone who has feelings. Just because he shoots everyone in sight doesn't mean he can't be redeemed.Isabella is quite pretty and, despite her shock at how different the American West is after apparently having a privileged life, she is tough and determined. And even caring, despite how mean her kidnapper has been.And I don't know his name, but the actor playing the prisoner is hilarious.Other good performances come from actors playing Indians and Chinese.And let's not forget how pretty the American West can be. Even if it's actually New Zealand. And the music is great--Latin guitar, regular guitar (not smooth jazz exactly, but close), and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.It's an unusual Western to be sure, and worth seeing.

Really enjoyed this movie. An excellent plot and all performances were top notch as well as the authenticity. It has all the elements of a superb spaghetti western. The character development is richly textured through visual means. Dialogue is short but this only enhances the character development. The music is well suited to the plot - and there is no canned banal use of it. The plot provides a touch of comedy and irony based on the real circumstances of that time era. It is similar to one of the fine westerns Robert Duvall has starred in recently and is quietly gripping from beginning to end..If you are a western buff, you will definitely enjoy this film.

Whoever gave this the low ratings to make the overall rating on here such a low rating have done this movie a dis service. This is not a 4.9-5 movie it is IMO at least a 6.I have long been a big fan of Westerns, with Clint Eastwood and Henry Fonda's movies being up there as the best of them all.This one is not up to their standard but it does a good job of entertaining.I hadn't seen or heard of Cohen Holloway or Inge Rademeyer who were the main actors and they did a very good job in their respective roles, hopefully they will get further work, well worth watching out for.I loved the gunfight in the river, that and the general antics of the posse had me in stitches quite a few times.The music and cinematography of the film is first rate, up there with the best, I had trouble believing that the movie was shot in New Zealand.I gave it a 7 out of 10.

The plot of this movie is completely ridiculous. The dialog is non-existent and from what little is said, that might be a good thing.I have not disliked a western this badly since the MUCH over-hyped remake of 3:10 to Yuma.In case you think I'm a hater, I'll say I love the old Clint Eastwood westerns this movie is being compared to. This is just dumb...the "victim" has several opportunities to escape or even kill her captor and refuses to take action. The only possible explanation I can make up for that is a case of Stockholm syndrome which doesn't really seem to fit the circumstances of this movie in my mind.I want my $1.20 back from Redbox!!!!!!!!!