For A Few Dollars More (1965)
Part of the hugely influential and successful Dollars-trilogy, this one is so damn good it's almost blasphemy. Sure, 'The Good, the Bad & the Ugly' rightfully gets a ton of praise but this one is snappy, engaging and even if it does last two hours: it doesn't feel like it. And with the return of Gian Maria Volonte as the villain, it almost feels as if this is the twin of the slightly more lacklustre 'A Fistful of Dollars'. I mean: that isn't a bad film either, but it can get painfully slow at times and while this one obviously has some of the Leone trappings, there is never a dull moment to be found. Colonel Mortimer (Van Cleef) is a bounty hunter and he's really good at his job. So is Manco (Eastwood). They both have different styles, yet they manage to bring in the bad guys with little to no problems. Things start to pick up when a notorious robber by the name of El Indio (Volonte) is broken free from prison. Both bounty hunters realise Indio wou...
