For A Few Dollars More (1965) ****1/2
For A Few Dollars More (1965) has always been my favorite of the Dollars Trilogy. I love this film. Everything about it improved A Fistful Of Dollars (1964)—the score, the shots, the characters, the plot.
Morricone's "pocket watch" theme is sublime; the music is what creates the tension throughout the film. The addition of Lee Van Cleef's "Mortimer" opposite Eastwood's character ("Manco" in this second outing) was a brilliant move and is pure cinema gold. Gian Maria Volonté plays the brooding, scheming, and at times lazy maniac "El Indio" to perfection.
Morricone's "pocket watch" theme is sublime; the music is what creates the tension throughout the film. The addition of Lee Van Cleef's "Mortimer" opposite Eastwood's character ("Manco" in this second outing) was a brilliant move and is pure cinema gold. Gian Maria Volonté plays the brooding, scheming, and at times lazy maniac "El Indio" to perfection.
Fistful was almost completely devoid of the famed "Leone close-up,” but that changed with this film—here the close-ups, combined with the score and sound effects create iconic celluloid moments.
Comments
Post a Comment