This is a weird situation. It's supposed to be a remake of the 1960 Western classic (which is also a remake of an even more revered Akira Kurasawa film) but none of the characters are the same so can you really call it a remake? It has the same basic plot, sure, but none of the nuances of either of its forbears. Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) has taken over a small town for their mining rights. A local widow (Haley Bennett) hires a bounty hunter (Denzel Washington) to help her get justice for the townspeople. The bounty hunter pulls together a crew of morally ambiguous rough men to accomplish this task.
This is a really well done film with some beautiful cinematography. I'm still not convinced it absolutely needs to exist, however. The cast is impressive and shows a lot more diversity than the 1960 film but is that worth sacrificing all the subplots and character development? Can we not have all those things?
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