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A Man Called Sledge

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Two outlaws (James Garner, Dennis Weaver) stage a prison break to steal a fortune in gold dust guarded by the Army.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Gets the violence part right, but there's not much else to the tired plot line. Rated: C Aug 15, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press Neither the script writer nor the director seemed capable of making anything better than an ordinary action film. Maybe if they hadn't been so overly ambitious they might have had a reasonably good Western. Jul 20, 2004 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com A slapdash affair cobbled together to cash in on the Leone/Eastwood sensation of the late 1960's. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 15, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This one was not near as good as I thought it would be but that said it was still worth watching. You might try it. You might like it, James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, April 25, 2023. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I was looking forward to this James Garner movie at the start with a great cast, but the story didn't really seem to add up to much in the end. Disappointing overall Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I bet Tarantino saw this before making Hateful 8 possibly because Jennifer Jason Leigh's father directed a bad ass performance from James Garner Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/29/18 Full Review Audience Member Somewhat better than I was expecting, Garner gets to play a real mean hombre - who is putting off that decision of finding a new leaf worth turning over. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review walter m Luther Sledge and gang have just robbed a stagecoach in the old west. But that victory does not come without a cost, as the coach driver is accidentally killed and Sledge's partner soon after dies in a card game. None of which stops Sledge from meeting up with Ward(Dennis Weaver) and Hooker(Claude Akins) to discuss an ambitious new plan to rob a gold shipment. At the same time, there is an old man(John Marley) following them who might have some inside knowledge. "A Man Called Sledge" might not be what would one would normally expect from a typical James Garner vehicle, as this is a Spaghetti western where he plays a much more ruthless character than the charming rogues he was usually known for.(That does partially explain why the forced romantic subplot never quite gels.) That having been said, there is still plenty to admire in this entertaining and violent genre smash-up where death is a constant companion for the characters in a movie made during the sunset of the western. On the other hand, it does take the outlaws a long time to find the obvious, if very daft, solution. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 160327: First off, I have never been a big fan of James Garner. Even in this film, he strikes me...wrong? But, this is a pretty damn good movie. Spaghettiesque in its soundtrack, score and filming. And, there is some fantastic cinematography contained within; the most beautiful being a headshot of Laura Antonelli (Ria) about mid-way through. She's beautiful and steals from the amazing landscape. Features some fantastic western stars including Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins and John Marley; most of whom are part of Sledge's gang. The musical score is very reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012), or should I say, Tarantino may have taken some inspiration from this film. This one surprised me and is well worth watching. A saver. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two outlaws (James Garner, Dennis Weaver) stage a prison break to steal a fortune in gold dust guarded by the Army.
Director
Vic Morrow
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
Vic Morrow, Frank Kowalski, Massimo D'Avak
Production Co
Dino de Laurentiis Corp.
Rating
R
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2010
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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