Rousing western with Tom Selleck as american sharpshooter Matthew Quigley, who comes to Australia in the 1860's under the false pretense of hunting wild dogs for bad guy Alan Rickman. But once Quigley realizes he was brought in to kill aborigines, he decides to fight back against Rickman and his desperadoes. A different type of western but still a very good one. Selleck is awesome as Quigley and he carries one of the longest rifles I have ever seen. And trust me, he knows how to use it. Alan Rickman once again is dead on as the bad guy, who is a pretty good shot himself. And Laura San Giacomo is a hoot as Crazy Cora, a woman Quigley saves by accident. A good fun movie. Oh, and a great music score to boot. If the music sounds a little familiar, it's because the same guy who did Quigley also did the stirring Lonesome Dove. His name is Basil Poledorius and he is one of my favorite film composers of all time. But suffice to say Quigley is one of the best of the modern westerns.
Crazy Cora: Don't worry, on a new job it's quite common for things not to go well at first.
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5 comments:
I think my favorite part of the movie was Tom Selleck he is so ...handsome. I did have to hide behind my pillow during a couple of harrowing scenes. All in all, the movie I thought had good mixture of action, romance, beautiful scenery and comedy. Thank you for your Awesome review, Monty.
Monty, The Rifle is a 1874 model Sharps . Funny that you mention Losesome Dove as the Simon Wincer the director of that also did Quuigley. BTW did you know that Steve McQueen was to play The part of Quigley?
I had no idea about that Paul. McQueen would have been cool to see in this role as well. But I think Selleck acquitted himself nicely. And I should have known about the director doing both films. I must be slipping. Thanks for your added facts Paul and for your comments Dawn.
Oh and I just noticed Dawn that you added Tom Selleck on the sidebar. Cool. Thanks for adding that.
Monty, your welcome.:)
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