Magnificent Seven

Year: 1960

Grade: C

Country: USA

Director: Sturges

Review

not nearly the film that it was based upon (seven samurai)…doesn’t have the artistic genius, the characters aren’t nearly as vibrant or likable (mifune’s counterpart in this version is laughable), and just isn’t as good a movie. maybe it’s a mistake to compare it to what many people call the best film of all-time, but they made that decision by remaking – not me. yul brynner and steve mcqueen give pretty good performances, but other than that the movie doesn’t have nearly the gusto of it’s predecessor. it’s surprising that the ensemble doesn’t seem to have much character considering who sturges had to work with and the fact that he did a great job later with the great escape.