This movie shows potential for both Eastwood and Leone, but is far from the height that either will reach in their carreer. The acting is pretty horrible other than Eastwood and Volonte (Ramon). Most of the supporting characters take you out of the movie as sson as they open their mouths. The score was ok, but incessantly annoying with the pan flute slide every two seconds throughout the entire movie.

From a technical standpoint, the movie was not enjoyable. It looked like a B movie in almost every respect. The editing is atrocious as the audio dialogue and video are matching for a couple words in each sentence. The directing highlighted every horrible performance instead of understanding what your cast is capable of, and working with it.

The movie may be the beginning of what some consider greatness, but it's riddled with amateur errors. I have nothing against old movies, this one was just done without much taste. To be fair, it's my first Leone movie, so maybe I just don't like spaghetti westerns.

1 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 2 story
0 / 1 acting
0 / 1 pacing
1 / 1 dialogue
1 / 1 living up to its genre
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
0.......misc enjoyment point (+/-)

4 out of 10