A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Part ghost story, part revenge Western, more than a little silly, and often quite entertaining in a way that may make you wonder if you have lost your good sense.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
10 May 2005
fresh:
This was supposed to be Eastwood's fond adieu to the worlds of Sergio Leone and Don Siegel; and indeed he cuts the operatic excess of the former with the punchy economy of the latter.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Eastwood's second directorial effort is mechanically stylish.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
21 May 2008
rotten:
As a director, Eastwood is not as good as he seems to think he is. As an actor, he is probably better than he allows himself to be.