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The Quick and the Dead

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6.5/10 • 1.8K

1995-02-091h 47m

WesternActionDramaRomanceThriller

Think you're quick enough?

A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.

Directors
Sam Raimi
Editors
Pietro Scalia

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Sharon Stone

    Sharon Stone

    Ellen

  2. Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman

    John Herod

  3. Russell Crowe

    Russell Crowe

    Cort

  4. Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Kid

  5. Tobin Bell

    Tobin Bell

    Dog Kelly

  6. Roberts Blossom

    Roberts Blossom

    Doc Wallace

  7. Kevin Conway

    Kevin Conway

    Eugene Dred

  8. Keith David

    Keith David

    Sgt. Clay Cantrell

  9. Lance Henriksen

    Lance Henriksen

    Ace Hanlon

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John Chard

May 19, 2019

6/10

Nice try from Raimi, but ultimately it creeps just above average. The Western is a tough genre to tackle in the modern age, more so when it's post Dances With Wolves and Unforgiven's masterclasses 101. But tackling both these challenges is nothing to the one which director Sam Raimi asks of the audience in his stab at the genre. A female gunslinger is here played by a Hollywood beauty, Sharon Stone, but she isn't right for the lead role. She obviously looks gorgeous and she broods and pouts better than most of her modern day peers, but she lacks a menacing streak, a bit of believable nastiness that just might have lifted the film to better heights. We understand and expect the vulnerability she shows, but to succeed here in the testosterone fuelled town of Redemption, she's going to have to convince as a tough gal. And Stone just isn't up to the task. The film does have good points to enjoy though, very much so. The story, although gimmicky, works well as an entertaining popcorn munching tale, while the cast list reads like a whose who of solid and quality thespers, (Gene Hackman wandering in from Unforgiven to play Little Bill's ghost, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DeCaprio, Keith David, Pat Hingle & Lance Henriksen). Also into the plus column is the always impressive cinematography from Dante Spinotti, and there is no denying Sam Raimi's keen eye for detail, with his zooming shots a real treat during the shoot out sequences - his Spaghetti Western leanings further enhanced by Alan Silvestri's pasta influenced score. Yet in spite of this bravado attempt, and acknowledging that the makers have tried something different, The Quick & The Dead isn't quite quick enough on the draw to outlive the leading lady misstep. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$35,000,000.00
Revenue
$47,000,000.00
Keywords
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