A dour, rather slow and muddled film. I can't say it was one of McGoohan's best.
Did they have to make this film such a kitchen-sink drama? Think of the bright, colourful photography of the 1964-1966 "Dollars" Sergio Leone movies. The Hard Way, in contrast, was dark, shadowy (in a bad way, not in a Third Man or Citizen Kane way) - cheap looking and miserable. I urge anyone with bipolar mania to watch this film when they're on a "high". This movie will bring 'em down in ten minutes flat.
There were lots of annoying lapses of attention to detail. Some of them have already been commented on. In this movie, we have someone who's supposed to be one of the best marksmen in Europe - and the baddies send three buffoons after him, in open countryside, A blind man on a galloping horse could have picked them off. No surprises that the goons failed.
Sarcastic trivia:- Watch at 31 minutes, 0 seconds. You'll see the world first fully recoilless rifle. In fact You'll see lots of things in this film that have yet to be invented.
Did they have to make this film such a kitchen-sink drama? Think of the bright, colourful photography of the 1964-1966 "Dollars" Sergio Leone movies. The Hard Way, in contrast, was dark, shadowy (in a bad way, not in a Third Man or Citizen Kane way) - cheap looking and miserable. I urge anyone with bipolar mania to watch this film when they're on a "high". This movie will bring 'em down in ten minutes flat.
There were lots of annoying lapses of attention to detail. Some of them have already been commented on. In this movie, we have someone who's supposed to be one of the best marksmen in Europe - and the baddies send three buffoons after him, in open countryside, A blind man on a galloping horse could have picked them off. No surprises that the goons failed.
Sarcastic trivia:- Watch at 31 minutes, 0 seconds. You'll see the world first fully recoilless rifle. In fact You'll see lots of things in this film that have yet to be invented.