Rating: PG13
Genre:
Western
Theatrical Release: 09/16/1969(Italy)
Release Date: 05/22/2007
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 106 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Spaghetti Western fans used to the likes of
Django and
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly might be taken by surprise when watching
Sabata. True, the film does star
spaghetti Western star
Lee Van Cleef as the tight-lipped hero of the title, but it has a very different feel from the genre's traditional,
Sergio Leone-derived style. Director/co-writer
Gianfranco Parolini (alias
Frank Kramer) takes things in a direction that seems to fall halfway between
The Wild Wild West TV series and a
James Bond movie; the film is packed with colorful characters, exotic weapons, and the action scenes that mix wild stunts with pyrotechnics.
Parolini appropriately gives the film a light touch, playing up the colorful and humorous aspects while delivering the action. The end result is a little too long for this sort of light material, causing it to drag a bit in the middle, but it is too good-natured and entertaining to dislike. In short,
Sabata is likely to make fun viewing for Euro-cult fans and anyone interested in an offbeat
Western.
~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide
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