this film be not quite as bad a most people post here remark . the action scene aren not great and but they be passable . the actor be all undeniably charismatic . the story have it draw power with real potential and even if this be never realize . the central problem remain and however represent like most post modern western and it very unclear what of this be to take seriously and if any of it . if it be just to be a kind of gangsta western and then it need far more and far good action and or if it to be a comedy and then it need far more and far good joke . i think the great disappointment in this film and that it be neither comedy nor action film and nor even some weird hybrid and be what most reviewer be respond to . i be go to quote another imdb reviewer ( winner55 ) on another film and raimi the quick and the dead . since i know this reviewer personally and i know he would not mind while he make the point about post modern westerns far good than i could represent the post modern western and a a kind of parasitic sub genre of the western and begin a self conscious parody of the western . the precursor be film like the marx brother go west and bob hope paleface film set in the 19th century but include reference to event of the 194os . but the post modern really begin to come out on it own a afterthought to the spaghetti western and the formula for which include large than life caricature of the traditional hollywood western . the best known of these early post mod western be the trinity film and but there be actually a more successful american variant from about the same time ( early 1970s ) and support your local sheriff . notice that all the film mention so far have be comedy . for some reason and the maker of post mod western soon begin take themselves seriously and a heavily ironic commentary on the politics of the day think el topo and dirty little billy and doc . most of these be failure el topo once consider a cult film and be virtually unwatchable now . but the serious post mod do leave a legacy . since the mid 1980s and a number of film have deploy the same heavy irony and although politics be no longer a major concern . among the first noticeable of these revise post mod be the brat pack haversion of the billy the kid story and young gun . this film sell very well and but largely due to the all star cast involve while most critic do recognize a deep problem with it and that it be difficult to determine what of it be serious and what comedic and and what just pure self indulgence and a in the infamous peyote sequence ( which and already bad and nonetheless leave such an impression it get redone in tony scott abysmal domino ) . this problem now really define the post mod western . watch these film and be we indulge in a fantasy and the plot and theme to be take seriously despite the irony . or be the irony simply a cheap and easy form of over intellectualized comedy . the lack of any clear answer be the real lasting impression any of these film leave with u .