The Quick and the Dead Reviews

Nowadays, we don’t hear much from Sharon Stone but after her breakthrough with ‘Basic Instinct’, she was a big star and for the following decade she was really in demand. She was therefore the main force behind this movie and chose not only the director but also two of the main actors, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio, who were both quite unknown to the mainstream audience at the time. Amyway, eventually, I thought it was a decent Western but nothing really ground-breaking. The point is that if you compare it to the other movies involving Sharon Stone in the last 20 years, it is probably one of the best flicks she has done but if you compare it to the best Westerns (old or new), it was just too pedestrian and predictable. It is also the issue with the whole duel thing, on one hand, it was a pretty cool concept but, on the other hand, it is still remains a gimmick after all. Concerning Sharon Stone, she looked quite terrific back in those days but I’m not sure if she was really convincing, especially compared to Gene Hackman, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. To conclude, even though it didn’t really reach its full potential, I have to admit that I still have a weak spot for this flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.