3/5 Retribution Road a so so Movie
  by Judy J. (Austin, TX)
I bought the Movie for a good price . I am a fan of good Drama-Actoin flicks but this novie was too slow and the acting was not what I expected leavine me disappointed. I stopped the movie after the first 45 min..

1/5 An unoriginal collage of scenes from other westerns
  by JohnC el Canadiense (Canada)
This movie does not come anywhere near to living up to its hype. The plot is basically drawn from the 1952 High Noon. This theme is accentuated by the DVD jacket which shows a train arriving , along with outriders in a scene reminiscent of an early Pancho Villa movie. The only problem is that nowhere in the movie does a train appear. In addition, the DVD jacket shows a cowboy (the protagonist?) wearing a long duster a la Wild Bunch or High Plains Drifter- again, nowhere in the actual movie is this item worn. The Wild Bunch theme carries on into the opening sequence of the movie, although the actors' costumes and hairstyles appear to have been drawn from High Noon (or Knight Rider in the case of the villain). The head shots in the movie seem to have been drawn from High Plains Drifter. To continue the Western movie tour there is also a scene ( opping blood) strikingly similar to one from the Deadwood series and a prisoner-hostage exchange that seems to be drawn from Rio Lobo. The conclusion of the movie is an amazing gunfight in which about a dozen people are shooting at eight or so bad guys in close quarters and the only ones shot are all the bad guys except one who is left for the sheriff to dispatch - and that scene seems to be a blend of various scenes from the Quick and the Dead ( the Sharon Stone/Russell Crowe version).

The only original part of the movie- and that may be because I haven't found the source ye - are the two shell shocked confederate vets/village idiots (vaguely reminiscent of Gabby Hayes). The sets seem suitably spartan and so may be representative of the period, or possibly a low budget. The lighting is quite poor at times, whether this is intentional or not I can't tell.

To sum up, the movie appears to be an unoriginal collage of scenes from a bunch of classic westerns. While it may become a cult movie, to me it was only a major disappointment.


1/5 This movie should be free
  by D. J. Dowell (Las Cruces, NM)
This is not only the worst western, but the worst movie I have ever seen. I cannot believe Lions Gate, and Amazon, are charging loyal customers full price for this travesty. According to the credits it is a Community College film production. It is packaged and spun as being a legitimate movie, when it certainly is not. I cannot believe this was even Mass Produced. DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE, you will feel duped and cheated.

1/5 A Wester Dark Side Comedy ??
  by James H. Roache (Laguna Beach, CA)
Was this suppose to be a spoof on the western genre? From the grass growing in the middle of main street, to the cell phone falling out of Peter Sharaykos robe pocket, this amateur-like, low budget film lacked any attributes associated with a western drama. While the costuming is the redeeming factor and well done (except for the pointy toe rodeo boots), the dramatic gunfight scenes look and sound like a bunch of little boys with caps guns. The armourer should consider black powder loads and period leather in his next endeavor. The continuity between scenes is laughable, the scoring is shameful. No recommedation here.