Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Review

Sergio Leone is synonymous with “Spaghetti Westerns”, after all he was the mastermind behind  what is widely considered to be one of the very best films ever made: “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” which is of course also a western. “Once Upon a Time in the West” was Leone’s next attempt at making big with the theme but it isn’t just his “Dollars Trilogy” with different characters and a different story. Leone creates a movie that feels familiar yet completely different to his previous work and he’s all the better for it. “Once Upon a Time in the West” is only held back slightly from radiating pure brilliance, only slightly.

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