Title: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Release date: Sept 23, 2016 (USA)
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
Writer: Akira Kurosawa (based on the screenplay by)
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Escape Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), LStar Capital, Pin High Productions
Runtime: 133 mins
Antoine Fuqua always feels far away from making a truly great film. It’s been 15 years since he made Training Day, a film that feels just a little dated. Some of us here at Bago Games find that his 2013 White House action film, Olympus Has Fallen, is really entertaining, maybe even good. The Magnificent Seven isn’t going to change anyone’s minds on the director. In fact, it solidified my opinion that he doesn’t know what goes into making a good film, and a good movie this is not. Especially when you compare it to two of the greatest films within their respective genres, Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven (1960). But is there anything redeeming about this version?
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