'The Magnificent Seven' 2016 Movie Review: Remake Doesn't Reinvent The Western Nor Diversity
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- Category: Movie News
- Published: Saturday, 24 September 2016 13:38
- Written by Lupe R Haas
All I remember of the 1960 version of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN was that it was heavy on the testosterone and it featured a great cast featuring many Latinos. The remake with Antoine Fuqua lives up to testosterone-heavy action and the cast is phenomenal. What's bothersome of the updated version is that the original American film's setting is a Mexican village, but for the update, the town is white-washed. The consolation prize is that there is one Mexican among the Magnificent Seven. At least no white actor went brown-faced to play a Mexican like Eli Wallach did in the John Sturges movie. Times are a changing but not by much.
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