As of this writing, Die in a Gunfight has 4.4 stars. I am beyond baffled as to why. I've been grinning from ear to ear since the movie started...and I finished watching almost an hour ago. This film was absolutely delightful from start to finish. There was literally no part of it that I disliked. And the ending--that particular ending and the way it transpired--coildnt have been done better.
Now, don't get me wrong. This isn't particularly high-brow cinema. It isn't particularly low-brow cinema either. What this film is, is particularly entertaining, particularly fun, and particularly wonderful.
Travis Fimmel and Alexandra Daddario are as entertaining and wonderful as they are in all their films but even more charming and endearing. Diego Boneta looked like an A-lister and played his role wonderfully. Justin Chatwin was the perfect mix of crazy and cliché. Emmanuelle Chriqui was as captivatingly sweet and enchanting as she's been in every film she's ever done (a not insignificant feat, given some of her character's idiosyncrasies). And Wade Allain-Marcus was simply phenomenal. He surprised me constantly and defied every rule in the Sidekick's Handbook. Why have I never seen this guy act before?
That's it. That's all I've got. Watch this movie. You'll be happier because you did.
Now, don't get me wrong. This isn't particularly high-brow cinema. It isn't particularly low-brow cinema either. What this film is, is particularly entertaining, particularly fun, and particularly wonderful.
Travis Fimmel and Alexandra Daddario are as entertaining and wonderful as they are in all their films but even more charming and endearing. Diego Boneta looked like an A-lister and played his role wonderfully. Justin Chatwin was the perfect mix of crazy and cliché. Emmanuelle Chriqui was as captivatingly sweet and enchanting as she's been in every film she's ever done (a not insignificant feat, given some of her character's idiosyncrasies). And Wade Allain-Marcus was simply phenomenal. He surprised me constantly and defied every rule in the Sidekick's Handbook. Why have I never seen this guy act before?
That's it. That's all I've got. Watch this movie. You'll be happier because you did.