Five Fingers for Marseilles

Audience Reviews

View More

06/26/2020 I really enjoyed this film. It showed what a South African Western could look like See more 01/01/2020 First half was interesting, good character development and filmed beautifully so that one could forgive the western cliches peppered throughout. Unfortunately it wasn't sustained and the latter part of it let it down especially the OK corral shoot out (a poor Tarantino inspired melodramatic mess). Still don't get why they had the very contrived last shoot out that left one man standing.... Pity as it could have been so much better if they had kept it honest and realistic in the latter half and omitted the Hollywood inspired action scenes. See more 02/04/2019 Such a gorgeous and haunting film. The cinematographer is brilliant and it is beautifully directed. I didn't understand the ending but that does change the fact that I LOVED this film. See more 11/15/2018 What a deception! That should resume the movie. This psycho-western is long, fill with undevelopped characters and his story is very generic. When I look at the trailer, I already knew the movie would be a movie of a different kind, but that realisation is a fail. Beautiful picture yes, original concept maybe but bad execution. I rarely look at the clock, but for this movie every 20 minutes at look to know when the action will come. It finally arrive in the last minutes and that ending was terribly confuse and illogical. A movie to avoid, even for Western fans. See more 11/02/2018 Magnificent scenery and powerful performances all round. The whole movie (whilst I'm giving it a good 3.5 out of 5) bothered me. That's not to say it was a bad movie, - because it wasn't. It just got upsetting & frustrating, & as with all films, if you just take out the bad dude initially - game over. Whilst I get there wouldn't have been a movie to continue on with, I spent a majority of the film yelling at the screen, as there were way too many lost opportunities to get the baddy when they had the chance. See more 10/16/2018 The story is a strong commentary on social and economic disparage plaguing this world. In this case a world of post-modern, rural life set in South Africa. It is a full-bodied, complex character study with heart and a hefty dose of classic spaghetti western attitude. The protagonist is a compelling, emotional character that shows all the scares and tribulations of a hard life. Scares he wears effectively on his sleeve. A very convincing performance. The antagonists and varied townsfolk are all equally convincing personals and framed nicely in the story. The effects are standard, well-done elements one expects in a somewhat violent tome of expressionist folderol which plays out as perfect as any 70's experimental American western. The real effects are the musical score, atmosphere and cinematography. All are exceptional. The film isn't excessively exploitative with the bloodshed or violence, so when it happens it becomes very affectational moments.Overall "Five Fingers For Marseilles" is above average for indie film making. It does move a bit slow but the pace becomes almost hypnotic in its ability to capture your attention and be entertaining. See more Read all reviews

Five Fingers for Marseilles

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING