![]() ![]() Except perhaps for Farady he’s not super fond of Mexicans. Good thing there’s not a prejudiced bone in the body of any of these men in the 1870s West. Oh well, Red Harvest’s presence does make the new “Seven” more ethnicly diverse. Presto, Red Harvest, with his magnificent bow-and-arrow skills, is part of the new Magnificent Seven. He throws down the deer, slits it open and cuts out its liver. Red Harvest rides up with a dead deer slung over his horse. The silliness reaches its zenith when Chisholm rides out into the wilderness with the five men he’s already recruited to find Red Harvest. For that matter, why did they sign onto this death mission? Why should we care about any of this Magnificent Seven? We barely know anything about them. Weak story-telling and character development is a primary problem. But not nearly what you’d hope for with a budget that large. Not a terrible film, mind you, especially not when stacked up against most Westerns of the 21st century. Unfortunately, what follows is a $90 million disappointment. Just why does Bogue need the town? Is there gold under them thar dirt streets? The over-the-top opening - far less believable than the Mexican bandit with a village of peasants under his thumb - is an early sign that this might not be in the same league as the Western classic it’s trying to remake. Peter Sarsgaard as Bartholomew Bogue in The Magnificent Seven (2016) He also has a secret weapon, just in case that army of men fails to do the job. And they rather easily dispatch of the small force Bogue has guarding the town.īut Bogue can afford to hire an army of men to do his bidding. Together, those seven ride off to defend Rose Creek and to help train the residents to defend themselves. So he, in turn, recruits a fast gun named Farraday (Chris Pratts), a Mexican outlaw named Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), a strongman named Horne (Vincent D’Onofrio), a Comanche named Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier) and a Confederate war hero named Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke) and his knife-expert sidekick Billy Rocks (Byung-hun Lee). That someone turns out to be bounty man Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), who just so happens to have an old score to settle with Bogue. So she collects funds from all those determined to stay in the homes they’ve built, then heads off to recruit someone to help free the town from Bogue’s grip. The man he killed was the husband of Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett). Just to convince the hard-working folks of Rose Creek that he means business, he kills the one man who stand up to him, then has his men burn the church and kill a few more innocents. A land baron named Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) has discovered gold in the hills outside Rose Creek so he wants all the surrounding land. ![]()
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