Single Action (1998)

Avaliação/usuário:

3,8/10   

Diretor:

Carlos Gallardo

Roteirista:

Carlos Gallardo (writer)

Release Date:

24 Outubro 1998 (Mexico)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Chamada:

The truth is his weapon.

Plot:

The killing of a political leader shatters the peace of a small Mexican town. MANCO, the brother of...

Plot Keywords:

Political | Assassination | Mexico

Comentários dos usuários:

One of the funniest things I've ever seen!

Cast

Carlos Gallardo	...	Amigo
Alejandra Prado	...	Harumi
Miguel Gurza	...	Colonel Manco
Óscar Castañeda	...	Camaro
Claudine Sosa	...	Morena
Librado Jiménez	...	Baldy
Manuel Vela	...	Sancho
resto do elenco por ordem alfabética:
Raul Falomir	...	Old Man
Desiree Rios	...	Blondie

Conhecida como:

Simple Action (USA) (informal English alternative title)

País:

USA | Mexico

Língua:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1,85 : 1

Som:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Ciudad Acuña, Coahuíla, Mexico

Company:

Kingsize Entertainment

Pegadinha:

This movie is dedicated to 'Sergio Leone', and is based on actual political events in Mexico.

One of the funniest things I've ever seen!

I can't believe this movie was ever made! It steals *entire pages* of dialogue and action from "A Fistful of Dollars", "A Few Dollars More" and "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly". It's supposed to take place in the present but it's still a Western and the "Hero" carries a single action revolver from the 19th century as his weapon, along with his palmtop computer.

I don't know what they were thinking. I don't know if this was meant to make people laugh or not. There are one or two original ideas (such as using the fat man as a shield) which I guess might have come from Gallardo's association with Robert Rodriguez. But the rest is just a way of ripping off Leone. Director/Star Gallardo's "Amigo" (that's his name) apes Clint Eastwood but is nowhere even close as much fun or authentic. He's not a bad actor in other things, but unfortunately he has not paid attention to Eastwood's comment of "A man's gotta know his limitations". ;-) And for one thing, Ennio Morricone is sorely missed! I didn't think Gallardo was as bad as the villain, though. The villain was a ham and he was terrible! His pale imitation of Gian Maria Volonte was embarassing to watch and a lesson that one should never just copy something. The other problem was the video editing. It was shot on film but edited on video like a cheap mexican soap opera. It's full of terrible transitions which have a totally different look from the finished product.

Amazing that this even got made. I strongly suggest anyone who has seen the who Leone trilogy lately should watch this with friends to laugh at it. As a comedy for those in the know I would give it a 7, as a serious self contained movie, I'd have to give it a negative 1000000 in originality.