I thought that COLT IN THE HAND OF THE DEVIL was a rather ordinary spaghetti western with a hackneyed plot that's been done to death a million times. The main hero is played by the wooden Robert Woods who displays not a single ounce of charisma as the running time progresses. Woods plays a former convict who visits a small town to discover that a villainous gang is holding the townsfolk to ransom so he decides to clear them out in his own inimitable style.
The direction is definitely better than the script. This is a bright and colourful movie which helps the action scenes look their best. It's just a pity that the characters are all stereotyped and the situations so familiar that it's difficult to get worked up about them. Aside from Woods we get roles for old-timer William Berger and Chinese actor George Wang, who had something of a presence in spaghetti western cinema during the period.
The direction is definitely better than the script. This is a bright and colourful movie which helps the action scenes look their best. It's just a pity that the characters are all stereotyped and the situations so familiar that it's difficult to get worked up about them. Aside from Woods we get roles for old-timer William Berger and Chinese actor George Wang, who had something of a presence in spaghetti western cinema during the period.