SEVEN MEN FROM NOW

SEVEN MEN FROM NOW - 1956

RATED - NR but at least PG for western violence.

RATINGS - 45 Amazon (4.5/5), 5,795 Netflix (3.6/5), 827 IMDB (7.6/10).

STARRING - Randolph Scott, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin.

THEMES - Justice, relationships, honor.

STORY - First of all, this is in color and widescreen and the scenery is fantastic - the Arizona desert. This is not just a formulaic western with the good guys versus the bad guys, although it is that, too. The problem is we're not sure who the good guys are and who the bad guys are and sometimes they change. If you don't like westerns, this probably won't change your mind but if you're at all interested, this is worth watching for the complexity of the characters as well as some beautiful western background. Lee Marvin is a cool, cold blooded character like the kind he became known for. Randolph Scott is the somewhat detached ex-sheriff hunting for the seven men who held up Wells Fargo and killed his wife, an innocent bystander. Along the way he helps Gail Russell and Walter Reed, a married couple trying to get to California. Everything is not as it seems with them, also. When Lee Marvin and his sidekick join the trio, the tension mounts as you discover there was a past relationship between Marvin and Scott that still smolders. An underrated and not well known gem of a western. Lu G. for Lu's Reviews. 10/26/2008.

LINKS - AMAZON, IMDB, NY TIMES REVIEW.