75
New York Daily News
Take away the violence, ribald humor and salty language, and 800 Bullets is actually a touching tale about family, love and honor.
800 Bullets (800 balas)
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- Spain
- 2002
- · 124m
Director
Álex de la Iglesia
Cast
Sancho Gracia,
Ángel de Andrés López,
Carmen Maura,
Eusebio Poncela,
Luis Castro,
Manuel Tallafé
Genre
Comedy,
Action,
Western
Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who once made a living in American Westerns shot in Spain, now are reduced to doing stunt shows for minuscule audiences on the decaying set built for those old Westerns. Julián wrestles with dark memories of the death of his son, also a stuntman, and with estrangement from his daughter-in-law Laura and her son Carlos. Carlos, a young boy, becomes intrigued with his late father's life and runs away to join Julián and his band of has-beens. There Carlos is initiated into the rambunctious life of these hard-drinking faux cowboys. But when Laura, a powerful executive looking for a new site for a tourist resort, learns that Carlos has joined the hated Julián, she moves to destroy even this remnant of Julián's once-proud career. Julián and the cowboys decide to fight back the only way they know how.
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What are critics saying?
63
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
Has funny moments, but it also has a lot of drag time.
60
Village Voice
Though the high-noon climax drags somewhat, Álex de la Iglesia's charming comedy celebrates the resilient power of dreams, memories, and the movies.
60
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
An acid-dipped valentine to the sometimes seedy magic of movies.
50
The New York Times by Dave Kehr
Entirely too well-behaved.
50
Variety by Jonathan Holland
An uneven but exuberantly anarchic comedy homage to the spaghetti Western.
40
Los Angeles Times
It thinks it's cute, but it's as charming as an old drunk going on about how he knew Eastwood back in the day.
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