God Forgives, I Don't

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Matthew D It’s quite slow, but there’s cool quickdraws and ruthless performances here. Italian director Giuseppe Colizzi’s Spaghetti Western God Forgives… I Don’t (1967) is alright, but very slow as it takes a long time to set up the premise. Colizzi’s direction starts out pretty neat with a cool train robbery reveal, then very flat with flashbacks that meander just to introduce the fateful poker game and old killings. Writer Giuseppe Colizzi’s script is well written as far as the rowdy dialogue and ruthless characters. I enjoyed the rigged poker match, revenge killings, villain lair infiltration, water well torture, final encounters, and numerous pistol quickdraws. Terence Hill is very cool and charismatic as the Western hero Cat Stevens, who is called Pretty Face. His quickdraw pistol skills and tough manner are very entertaining. He’s like the slick Clint Eastwood type that doesn’t forgive or forget and wants the money for himself. Frank Wolff is cruel, cunning, and amusing as “Dead Man” Bill San Antonio. He’s a crazy villain and charismatic crook. Bud Spencer is great as the massive insurance agent Hutch Bessy, who wants to recover the stolen train money. His wood breaking scene is insane. Gina Rovere is pretty and fun as the cackling lady Rose. José Manuel Martín’s henchman Bud is fairly interesting compared to all the other forgettable supporting characters. Editor Sergio Montanari’s fascinating flashback cuts are clever and in line with other 60’s Italian Westerns. The first half is cut with too many lingering shots, but things pick up the pace in the second half. Alfio Contini’s cinematography delivers captivating close-ups shots and striking wide desert shots. Composer Carlo Rustichelli’s ferocious score is awesome, but too scarcely used. Marilù Carteny’s grimy costumes are classic Western outfits. In short, God Forgives… I Don’t is cool, but I don’t get why such a simple story needed to drag out to 113 minutes. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review Audience Member For an Italian spaghetti western this one’s not bad yes I will recommend it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas November 25, 2023 Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This mivie came out eight years before Terence Hill was in his better known films, My Name is Noboy and They Call Me Trinity. Previous to this film, Terence had mild success, but you can see the carisma he had back then. Decent film with a standard revenge plot. Your standard evil gang leader who exacts immediate revenge without remorse eventually has the tables turned on him,. Nothing you haven't seen before, but decent action and storyline. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review dustin d God Forgives... I Don't was a decent spaghetti Western, but it didn't really live up to the title. It had a few cool, but contrived, set pieces, and was a mostly pale Leone/Eastwood copycat. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It's barely okay, even for what it is. Some of the sequences were quite nicely shot, but most of the dialogue felt a bit dreary and the overall plot is quite thin and predictable. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member If you like "so bad it's good" types of films, it almost qualifies. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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