Oh …
Blimey, I keep forgetting that.
Usually, Halloween is roughly the same time of years as the Hindu festival of Divali.
The reason I got reminded … ?
Is simply that BBC 1’s showing a brief documentary about it!
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Which isn’t why I started this post …
Because while Movie Night Adrian, Squeaky and I haven’t managed to get together for a movie night for a couple of weeks.
But did, tonight.
The film in question … ?
Which, even though it’s a couple of years old, now, still look’s rather good.
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3/11/2010
Oh, that’s better …
Managed to grab a night’s sleep, there. Now, where was I … ?
Oh, yes, Last Man Standing …
Which is definitely an entertaining movie, I know that much!
Last Man Standing sees Bruce Willis as gun-for-hire, John Smith, on the run from (unnamed) troubles, and ending up in the small Texan town of Jericho.
A town in trouble, as many of it’s population are fleeing from the two prohibition-era gangs in the area: an Italian Mafia group led by Fredo Strozzi — Ned Eisenberg — and an equally murderous Irish-American gang, led by a gangster called Doyle, played by David Patrick Kelly.
In the midst of all those, Sheriff Galt — Bruce Dern — and saloon owner, Joe Monday — William Sanderson — are trying to do the best they can.
At least, until Smith shows up …
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Now, did I mention that this was entertaining … ?
Yes, I did.
It’s also got a very interesting fell to it, as well.
Ever hear of Film Noir … ?
Now I’ll admit to not knowing that much about the genre.
But, from the little I do know … ?
Last Man Standing seems to fit quite nicely into the canon.
And what’s more … ?
It does seem to be very reminiscent of a western: to the point I could swear blind I could just see Clint Eastwood delivery some of the lines …
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Phew … !
Here’s what I think I’m going to suggest you do.
I’m going to happily suggest you check out Last Man Standing.
That heady mix of hard-boiled crime-thriller and western — along with a script based on Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo — is something both rare …
And well worth catching.
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