Dead For A Dollar Review Sluggish Western Falls Flat
Action auteur Walter Hill and Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz return to the western genre with disappointing results. Dead for a Dollar has all the hallmarks of a classic shoot ’em up. There’s a gringo bounty humor, his loquacious adversary, a supposed damsel in distress, trusty sidekick, Mexican outlaws, and ruthless baron mixed up in a dusty desert town. Toss in a venerated supporting cast, and you have the ingredients for greatness. Instead, we get a dull film with lifeless characters and tepid action scenes....