The Magnificent Seven (2016, remake) [PG-13]
Action, Adventure, Western
September 23, 2016 - MGM
Directed by Anton Fuqua
Grade B-
Up-graded from C.
+1: Cast including Denzel Washington (as Chisholm), and Chris Pratt (Jon Faraday).
+1: Big gun battles of cowboy armies.
par: Mythic Hollywood storytelling including bullet-proof heroes and all-powerful Gatlin guns.
par: Character development.
par: Story - entertainment vs. commentary.
8/10 against the original source film “Seven Samurai” (1954, Dir. Akira Kurosawa)
Art by Bryan Mon
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