The movie is a Spaghetti Western set in 1882 complete with Sergio Leone style filming and music Ennio Morricone would be proud to call his own.
Where the plot, a tale of revenge, is admittedly rather straightforward, [which doesn’t mean predictable], Mike Bruce has made up for by offering us stunning colours, beautiful landscapes, many technical trickeries of split screens and frozen images resulting in amazing visuals as well as effortlessly bringing the genre into the 21st Century.
While you can feel the heat and taste the dust easily, it’s more difficult to identify with any of the characters, each unpossessed of any redeemable features.
Almost a caricatural portrait of the worst in human nature, yet it works.
Talking about characters, no professional actor was employed during the making of this movie giving way instead to the interesting collaboration of musicians, acting the best they could, giving "God's Gun" its light hearted feel.
Members of various bands have taken up the challenge.
To name but a few Bobby Bones is the Preacher, Dave Koenig the Bounty Hunter, Kirpatrick wanted man El Sobero, Julie Patterson the Sheriff’s wife and Mike Bruce himself plays Colt, the Sheriff of lawless small town, Playa Diablo where most of the action takes place.
Intrinsic to the movie, narration comes courtesy of veteran Hollywood actor Joseph Campanella
All together a feature film so idiosyncratic and fun that the word sequel has already been bandied about even though the first instalment is yet to grace a big screen near you.
Branded a masterpiece “ The Legend Of God’s Gun “ is a rare aural and visual feast not to be missed.
Not long to wait until a release date is announced but make sure you do look out for it.
Words: Florence ACHERY
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