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Western 130 min R
Rotten Tomatoes96%Metacritic85IMDb
Some legends will never be forgotten. Some wrongs can never be forgiven.
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
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When “Delilah” (Anna Thomson) rather foolishly makes light of the size of her client’s pecker, he turns to a bit of slice and dice that leaves her disfigured. The sheriff “Little Bill” (Gene Hackman) is no stranger to his imposing his own form of restitution on perpetrators, but in this case a few ponies isn’t enough for the women of the Big Whiskey whorehouse and so they send for “Munny” (Clint Eastwood). He used to have quite a reputation with a gun, but has latterly eked out a living with his children rearing pigs - and fairly diseased ones, at that. When he hears of the crime he decides to take one last bounty hunting job and recruits his old sparring partner “Ned” (Morgan Freeman) and his rookie - the altogether over grandly named “Schofield Kid” (Jaimz Woolvett) and sets off for revenge. Meantime, the ever-mean sheriff has taken a bit of a dislike to the travelling “English Bob” (Richard Harris) who soon discovers that his fancy talk of the Queen and his fine suit offer little protection from a vengeful megalomaniac who abuses his tin star as and when he please - either with his fists, his boots or his bull-whip. When “Munny” arrives in town, it’s fair to say that he’s a bit
Read the whole review on TMDBIt's good! I have to say I'm a little surprised to see just how highly regarded this is, given I had - somehow, evidently - never even heard of it until scheduling this Clint Eastwood watchathon of mine - all of the latter's other well received I had/have heard of, but not this. I don't check reviews etc. until after I view films and my jaw kinda dropped when I saw the 4.1 average rating, I won't lie. That makes it sound like I think <em>'Unforgiven'</em> is bad, which I absolutely, most definitely do not. I honestly just found it to be a solid but unspectacular western flick from 1992. I really enjoy Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman as actors and they are all good value in this. There is also some neat cinematography, while the production is well paced. Happy for all involved that this did do bits with awards et al., even if it is a tad unexpected for me - what do I know!
Read the whole review on TMDB_**“It’s a hell of a thing, killing a man”**_ In 1880-81, Big Whiskey, Wyoming, a prostitute’s face is cut up by an offended patron. When the big, tough sheriff (Gene Hackman) goes soft on the two cowboys responsible, the vengeful women collect their assets for a “whore’s gold” reward to attract a hit man. Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman play old pardners who are interested in teaming up with a young kid (Jaimz Woolvett) to earn the money. Saul Rubinek plays a maker of Western legends while Richard Harris is on hand as the deadly English Bob. Directed by Eastwood, "Unforgiven" (1992) is a downbeat Western with a bit o’low-key humor. It’s marred by a pall of ugliness and darkness, but it has grim realism in its favor. It’s all about what it takes to kill/abuse people and the ramifications thereof. Munny (Eastwood) is haunted by it, the hardened Sheriff leads by it, Ned (Morgan) discovers he just can’t do it anymore, English Bob relishes it for celebrity status while the ‘Schofield Kid’ is just testing his mettle. Frances Fisher and Anna Thomson lead the female cast with the latter playing the scarred prostitute. Liisa Repo-Martell stands out as the young blonde. There are a few mo
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