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All is grey

There is no good and there is no bad in this movie. Compared to the great old westerns like Rio Bravo, this is completely different kind of a beast. There are no completely good characters and there are no completely bad characters in this film. Everything is grey. The movie is great ending to Eastwood's western roles. If I could ask one thing from mr Eastwood, that would be 'no more westerns, the Unforgiven was perfect'. I must say that this movie is not the best western - no - this is the best movie ever.

When I first saw this movie this was the first role I saw Morgan Freeman at after 'Robin Hood', after many succesfull movies I still consider this his best performance. As with mr. Eastwood, the role comparable only with the one in 'In the Line of Fire'. Gene Hackman in the role of the sadistic sheriff Little Bill makes the best performance that he has made on his long and succesfull career. To today their performance seems to last, great work indeed. As well as Eastwoods directing, well, maybe it suffices to say that he won the best picture and best directing Academy Award for the picture. What is shame, is that the he didn't get recoqnition of the acting performance, which was, to my opinion, best there has been.

In risking sounding chauvinistic, this is a man's movie. In saying of this I don't mean that a woman could not like this movie or even love it, I just feel that it appeals to men much more than women. There are no central roles for women in this movie. Though the women are in the midst of the actions of the movie, they are the driving force that make this movie to happen.

An Amazing Look at the Western

For years, the Western has been one of the most dominant genres in the movie industry. It was the typical western movie about good cowboys fighting against the odds to beat out the bad guys. The typical John Wayne Western (not counting The Searchers). Then, Sergio Leone, invented the infamous Man with no Name. A new step in Westerns, we saw the creation of an anti-hero. Someone who was tough and bad but still had the decency and morality to stand up for others. The evolution of the western has finally evolved to this film; it is the ultimate climax. An amazing look at the violence, notoriety, and tragic history of how the West actually was. Unforgiven took everything about the Western and re-examined it. It is a powerful and dark film that has redefined and brought an end to what can be thought of as a western.William Munny (Eastwood), is a a long time criminal who after fading into retirement, comes out to do one last job with his long time partner Ned Logan (Freeman) and a young gun named The Schofield Kid (Woolvett). They agree to hunt down some criminals who cut up a girl who worked at a house of "whores." But the whole thing ends badly when the sheriff of the town where the "whores" live, Little Bill Daggett (Hackman), goes after Ned and Will because of their vigilante justice.There are several important concepts addressed in the story of Unforgiven. One is the idea of murder. Men are either born to kill or not. Either they can handle it or not. Unforgiven is the perfect example of this. The Schofield Kid is a virgin to killing and wants his opportunity and when he finally gets it, he feels regret and remorse. Yet William Munny has the ability to kill a dozen men, no problem. Either you have it or you don't. Another theme is related to this. William Munny was a man who tried to settle down after his crimes and make peace with himself. He was described as "having killed women and children." But when he comes back to that world, he finds out it hasn't changed at all. He is just as capable of repeating his sins as he was years ago. Which shows that William Munny just did not shape himself, but the entire world he lived in shaped him. There is a character in the movie named Beauchamp. He is a writer who wants to understand the ways of the west. He is the person who understands the west as a story of good and bad. The ideals of the typical "John Wayne Western Film." How there are bad guys, good guys, and their preconceived stereotypes. Good vs. Bad, Black vs. White. But in the end, when he is confronted by Munny, he learns differently. People like him don't understand the true ideals of the west. The violence, the darkness, the scars that come from that time. The Old West and the lives of people like William Munny, are stories of how dark and unforgiving the old west really was. It was more then just good guys and bad guys; there is that gray matter in between. That is what the characters represent!In Unforgiven, you have the typical western characters. English Bob (Richard Harris) is the washed-up showboater. All he does is brag about his "Golden years". The Schofield Kid is a youngster who think he can make it in the big times but of course, he can't. Ned is the loyal and faithful sidekick to the major "anti-hero." Little Bill is the tough-ass sheriff who wants a perfect town and will do whatever, no matter what the degree is, to create a crime-free town and be content with what he has done in life. Munny is represented as the "anti-hero" to an extent but he is also represented as the long time villain seeking redemption (Which we find, he will never truly attain). But all the typical characters of there, examined and laid out, to truly understand what they stand for and their importance in the old west.Don't watch this movie cause its Clint Eastwood's Best Performance or because Hackman won an award for best supporting actor. Not because it won an academy award for best picture and academy award for best director for Clint Eastwood. Watch this because it is one of the most thought provoking films ever made. Easily one of the three greatest westerns ever, this film redefined the western. It has been called the Eulogy of the Western and for good reasons. This is exactly the movie the western should die with, because its the harshest and darkest portrayal of the old west ever on screen. A T-R-U-E Masterpiece.

You take away all he's got & all he's ever going to have...

In a true sense, Clint Eastwood & writer David Peoples have created the first Anti-western in this tale of violence, vengeance and half-truths. Eastwood plays the anti-hero William Munny, once a vicious killer, now reformed eking out an existence for his two motherless children by pig farming. To save his children from this hapless fate he agrees to go on one last mercenary killing to avenge a prostitute whose face, eyes, ears and teets were cut up by some clients or so he's heard. But the truth of it is less than the fiction as the whore's story, like so many tales from the old west, is continually embellished. Urged on by the raging Schofield Kid, a haplessly poor-sighted lad who only dreams of the notoriety his killing might bring, Munny enlists the aid of Morgan Freeman, his old partner. Munny so rusty he can no longer aim well and so long out of the saddle he can't even stay on his horse, he heads out with the other two avenging or fallen angels to Big Whiskey to hunt down the killers for the promise of the whore's gold. Although some might consider the character insignificant, Richard Harris, as English Bob, the Duke (Duck) of Death, further illustrates the fallacy of the old west allure. Gene Hackman as the sadistic Little Bill Daggett, the sheriff of Big Whiskey, further blurs the lines between good and evil as the townspeople wince from the pain he inflicts on English Bob, Munny and finally on Ned Logan (Freeman). Frances Fisher, a lone voice crying in the wilderness, demands justice for the unfortunate girl and all women despite their station in life. Saul Rubinek as an old west biographer, is reminiscent of those mesmerized by car wrecks or burning buildings. A cub-reporter, only concerned for the most engrossing story, he hops from supposed hero to supposed hero never once looking beneath the surface of their stories. In his review, Leonard Maltin feels the movie drags in the middle, but the slow paced path the trio takes amidst the beautiful countryside, like the gentle but haunting score, only serves as the antithesis to the movie's impending violent conclusion. When I first saw this movie at the theater, I whispered to my companion "this is going to win best picture." It also went on to win Eastwood best director and Hackman best supporting actor. Whether you love westerns or hate them this film will satisfy you. There's no glamour in killing, but Munny (Eastwood), whether fueled by his sense of justice or just whiskey, marshals up the malicious character buried deep within him and perhaps buried deep within all of us. Finally, as this morality play draws to a close, we are asked the question why Claudia, Munny's deceased wife a woman not without prospects, ever "loved" such a desperate character. Perhaps he, like all the characters, had it coming. Just like we all do, even if we are unforgiven.

D Wood & J Mark see this as some allegory for America or banter that it's liberals playing conservatives. They need to grow up just like the Western did. For years Hollywood portrayed the Western as a pristeen fantasy place with white hats chasing after the black hats, but it's just not that clear cut except in their own little minds emphasis on little. One moral they seem to have missed from Unforgiven is that although killing is a terrible thing to do, sometimes it's the only thing that you must do, but it's not the ONLY thing you should do. I am sure these idiots would bring popcorn and raisinettes to an execution because they're just those types of people. And those who find it slow (and you know who you are), you're probably under the age of 10 or at least mentally under 10 and can't see that it's more exciting to be lead down a prim rose path and then shockingly be pelted with individual or random acts of violence instead of your typical slasher movie with a spewing of blood every minute. If you didn't wince from what Sheriff Bill Dagget did to the Duck or William Munny, you've never experienced pain. Now don't get me wrong, I love the Lone Wolf & Cub series with its spew after spew of blood, but you really can't take them too seriously. But if you want mindless blood spurting entertainment re-rent ALL the Friday the 13th or the Nightmare series -- leave the serious films to the Adults.

Great flick, lousy DVD

This is probably my favourite movie in my collection, yet it is definitely the worst DVD. Why? Where do I start? Firstly, the box clearly states that there are theatrical trailers - where are they? There are numerous dark indoor scenes in the movie and there just isn't enough contrast to see the details, even if I turn the contrast all the way up (guess the details just aren't there on the DVD!). The brighter outdoor scenes look grainy. This DVD has absolutely no features worthy of mention. It's just a bunch of text that contains a short bios on each of the 4 leading men, a 1 page production note, 4 movie suggestions (with not even a teaser or DVD cover shot of any of them) and a list of awards that it won. It also has a pan-scan version on one side but honestly, who buys a DVD to watch in pan-scan??? No director's comments, outtakes, deleted scenes, documentary, photos, interviews, nuthin'. Surely, a film as significant as this deserves a better treatment. I am sure the quality of the original print is not like this so it must be the DVD transfer itself. Could it be due to the DVD's age and the transfer process wasn't as developed back then? Surely a re-release which amends these issues wouldn't hurt (on 2 discs and a nice leather case please). Just hope we don't have to wait for the 25th anniversary of the film to see this. ;)

Like I said, best movie in my collection, worst DVD I ever bought, very disappointing.

In short, if you love the flick, then you must buy it. If you are a feature freak and/or an audio/video phile, you must steer (pun intended) clear.

Another thing worthy of mention which I don't see in many reviews is the theme music. The haunting music as the "intemperate disposition" text scrolls up the screen at the end is one of the highlights of the movie for me.

Big Trouble is coming to Big Whiskey

Clint Eastwood directed to perfection this incredible western. It easily won it's 1992 Best Picture Academy Award. Eastwood also won Best Director and Gene Hackman got himself an Oscar for best supporting actor. A USA Today columnist calls "Unforgiven" the best western in over 20 years. I say it is simply the best western EVER. The story is quite simple. A couple of aging gunfighters William Munny (Clint Eastwood) and Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman) go after a reward being offered by some vengeful prostitutes in a town called Big Whiskey. They are also accompanied by a young gunfighter-wanna-be calling himself, The Schofield Kid (Jaimz Woolvett). Already in town is the sassy, brash, queen loving, president hating English Bob (Richard Harris) who is also looking for reward money. Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman) is the ruthless Sheriff determined to keep all reward seekers out of his town."Unforgiven" gives some of the best acting I have ever seen in almost any film. Eastwood keeps it realistic and believable. There are a lot of thrills and surprises in the film and it is a must see by anyone that likes Eastwood or westerns. I have seen and given my own personnel rating on well over a thousand films at the time of this writing and only a fraction have been worthy of a perfect 10 on the IMDb rating system and "Unforgiven" is one of those rare few. Don't take my word for it though see it for yourself and I think you'll agree. Just a reminder if your ever in Big Whiskey remember Ordinance 14 and leave you fire arms home.

Unforgettable And Dark Western

Upon writing this I would just like to say that this review is just one mans opinion.This is a western which was also directed by its main actor, the excellent Clint Eastwood who does an excellent job with both. He portrays William Munny, a former assassin who is enticed back into one more killing by a young apparently would be killer. Their targets are two men who have cut up a lady which basically means they slashed a hooker. Munny leaves the two young children he has behind before his journey. Their mother and his wife has previously died of smallpox. All this is excellently depicted in a print at the outset of the film. Munny looks to his former partner Ned Logan played by the excellent as always Morgan Freeman. And so it commences. What follows is a terrific story of violence, deep thoughts and much great and memorable dialogue.This is a grim anti western with a superb script and in my mind is most memorable for its characters especially the dark and deserved Oscar winning performance by another legend Gene Hackman.His performance is so spot on you actually hate him and forget hes just acting. Hes the local sheriff Little Bob in the town which William , Ned and the kid go to for the killing. The town bans firearms and he revels in finding men carrying them. This brings me to the most memorable scene without Eastwood in this movie. Richard Harris makes a brief appearance as English Bob who denies carrying firearms. Little Bob discovers firearms however, and hands out a savage beatings to Bob. This may well have been the scene in which Hackmans Oscar was sealed. he carrys out another well depicted beating later in the film. This time its on William and later one on Ned.However Eastwood is equally as impressive in his role. He perfectly captures the feelings of a man who can't escape his terrible past but must try to for the sake of his two young children. We hear his wife had him straightened out before she passed away. she apparently rid him of all violence and his alcoholism. Its scary to think of what he may have been like before that which is also portrayed amazingly by Clint. I won't ramble on any further but this film is worth all the credit it receives and is a must see even if you don't like westerns. To sum it up in one line I will say the following. Powerful and dark anti-western with few faults and an excellent script and cast.

What is the point?

Well, what can one say about an overrated revisionist western?Why blur the line between bad guys and good guys? I didn't get it. Where is the fun? We all know that those times were wild, uncivilized and brutal, so, I guess, there is no need for movies like Unforgiven, since we have plenty of examples of the darker side of human nature around us.On the plus side I have to admit that there is some good acting, specially Eastwood. Morgan Freeman in his usual kind of role is OK. Hackman, I think, overdid it a little. Needless rough on the sex department, the opening scenes were not necessary, nor the language. May be it is Unforgiven but, on the other hand it is pretty Forgettable; one wonders why it's got an Oscar. Pretty run-of-the-mill film. Nothing special about it.

Unlike any other Western

This is a great movie by Clint Eastwood. It is a classic Eastwood western, where there is no real good or bad people. They all have a varying degree of both in them. It starts off a little slowly but the story line keeps it altogether. In my opinion it is an anti-hero type film, meaning that the so called hero here is an ex-killer, that had been tamed by a woman that he fell in love with. Unfortunately she died a few years before, which leaves Eastwood to bring up his children on a farm that doesn't make enough money for them to live on. Circumstances force him to take a final job. This is where the movie really gets going. Great Directorship from Eastwood, he just brings the movie together.

Awesome Masterwork

Probably one of the coolest westerns to date is still one of the finest ever made. I really don't seem to follow some of those older westerns. The ones where 2 people duel over the revenge of someone. Anyways, this movie is entertaining and pretty well done.

Clint Eastwood is pretty cool. At the beginning he doesn't get to do much, but later he gets to shoot some guys. Gene Hackman isn't too bad of a guy, and he does a great job of being vengeful yet calm. Morgan Freeman does a great job of backing Clint up, but Clint Eastwood is still the star. Also, English Bob was a great character, but he was mostly there to show you what Gene Hackman(Dagget) is really like.

As for the movie itself? You can look up the synopsis anywhere, but the movie is great. It keeps you there with great visuals and great acting/characters.

Every moment is layered with history and morality

Every moment of the film is both realistic and a commentary on movie history. And every act has layers of difficult moral choices. The movie is, at once, a realistic portrayal of the old west and a commentary of the history of movie westerns.

character study based in a western setting

First of all this isn't a classic western. I'm sure many of you know this is no fistful of dollars. In fact, aside from the setting, it may not even be a western movie. Some people cannot like a movie with a despicable main character. But this is what is presented throughout the movie. As with real life though, each character has more than one side. Munny is evil yes, but is able to show compassion, and even fear (unheard of in action movies). So to really enjoy the movie, you must look at the main character from the outside. Not like an action movie where you are basically rooting for the protaganist like a ball game.This movie truelly is a masterpiece. Violent yes, but much more tame than any action movie made in the last 10 to 15 years. And yes it is dark. Many will not like it for that reason. If you don't like movies that show the human mind and spirit for what it is, then this movie isn't for you. This is no mindless action flick. It delves deep into many issues that are still applicable today. The sheriff being the prime example of this.But there are scenes with humour to break away from the tension. And while the pacing is slow and deliberate, it is for good reason. Not once did I ever look at my watch. The suspense easily carries you through the slow scenes. And very important character development occurs in these scenes.On first viewing the ending never seemed right with me. But on subsequent viewings, I realize this is the only possible ending, although it might have been a little better. I am not sure I like the dark humour at the very end, but it fits with the rest of the movie, so I have no objections.summary: one of the top 10 films of the 1990's.

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I always fan from Clin Eastwood Movies and here in Monterrey, Mexico is hard to find special editions , only under order and is always is the double priced. But this is my first buy from amazon and recomended a lot, the time arrival estimated was by 1 month , and i receive my DVD in only 4 days , amazing ,specially from this seller, SO have the security of you receive your product any place in Mexico or Latin America.
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random thoughts on why you should watch this film

Spoiler I recently saw mystic river and was struck by the similarity between these 2 films in terms of style. In unforgiven morality, good and bad, right and wrong, etc may be issues that are explored, but morality never impinges on the plot. The characters are oblivious. No Hollywood endings here. No moralising. Are the whores right to demand a killing ? Is Little Bill right to treat harshly anybody he suspects of acting on the whores' request ? The film doesn't make any decisions, it just narrates. The same for mystic river. Eastwood portrays (brilliantly, in both films) simply what actually happens, and leaves us to think about the 'issues' ourselves - if we must ! William Munny isn't necessarily right to kill (all) of his victims in this film, (they didn't all kill morgan freeman!) but he's going to do it anyway. Eastwood doesn't patronise us by over-labouring any of the themes or using obvious labels (in case we hadn't figured things out). When William Munny kills an already dying Little Bill, who pleads that he doesn't deserve this ending, Eastwood responds, "deserve ain't got nothing to do with it". Brilliant ! The film has a realism lacking from many other westerns, and from many modern 'action' films, in terms of death / killing. The Schofield Kid is clearly reluctant to kill, and when he does it is rather undiginified, and in his best scene after the shooting he is clearly shaken up by the whole incident and not interested in further gunfights. The film lacks some of the tension / suspense of the usual western shoot-out scenes. Everything happens like it should, quickly and naturally, without close ups or slow-mo. Brilliant film.

Clint at his best

This is definitely the best Clint Eastwood movie I've ever seen. And definitely one of the best Westerns I've ever seen. I even rank it above The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. True Leone's movie starring Clint Eastwood was marvelous, but I just love Unforgiven a whole lot more. I have ever since the day I first saw it.Aside from Clint, we have several other familiar faces. Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris co-star with him. And there is also Jaimz Woolvett, Frances Fisher, Anthony James, and many others, all of which are well developed.Clint sure knew what he was doing when he made this movie. The plot is pretty good, not exactly what I was expecting, but I guess that made it even better. Clint Eastwood plays a retired gunfighter named William Munny, who has set down whiskey and guns for eleven years now thanks to his wife. But now she has passed away and he is struggling to support him and his two kids on pig-farming. And when a young man called The Schofield Kid (Jaimz Woolvett) tells him about a reward of a thousand dollars for killing two men who gashed up a hooker, he finds it hard to resist. He joins up with his old killing-partner, sharpshooter Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman), and they team up with the Kid and ride into a town of Big Whiskey in Wyoming. But there is only one problem: the lawman down there, Sheriff Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman) doesn't take too kindly to assassins. Nor does his deputies. And they sure made an example by beating up on a gunfighter known as English Bob (Richard Harris) and damaging his reputation.Clint as director and lead actor sure made this movie a masterpiece. Not only does he entertain the audience, but he's lecturing them about how killing can sure affect a person. He displays it greatly with Jaimz Woolvett's character, who thought it would be easy to kill a person, but when he does it, his soul gets completely ripped apart and unable to heal itself ever again. And even Morgan Freeman's character finds that after so many years of never harming anyone, it's hard to shoot a man dead.Another aspect of this film that I like is how Clint directed the shootouts. The great gunfight that happens in the saloon at the end is magnificent. No ordinary director could have done that.Overall, Unforgiven is a masterpiece of a Western and on my top list of favorite movies. The only other Western that compares the reality of 19th century life is Kevin Costner's Open Range. And if you liked that movie, you'll enjoy this one.

Eastwood, Freeman, Hackman, and Harris: Their Best

This is one of my top 10 favorite films of any kind. It's got a poetic, epic quality and the performances are amazing. Some viewers will find it too long, and the action comes in relatively short bursts. I'd compare Unforgiven to Kurosawa in its scope.

One of the greatest...

I wish i could share my devotion for the Clint Eastwood movies and especially for this one.
I love western, classic, spaghetti, modern...
But i adore the big, melancholic,dark ones. The unforgiven tops them all.
William Munny, English Bob and Little Bill are dark and strong characters,killers and not heroes.
No melodrama here.No conventions.Just one of the greatest movie director shooting and acting in a tragedy where it hurts when someone dies, and it thrills when Munny kills.
I'll never forget the end.Nor the actors,always at their best in Eastwood's movies.
To conclude,women characters are fantastic and authentic:This is not a testosterone movie,cut,shot and written for "prepubescent male fun only".
Hope you'll love it.

Sterling and True.

This isn't just a movie, it's a premium study of human nature. "Unforgiven" is a tale straight from the borderlands between good and evil. The plot is interesting but in no way explains the film's allure. The acting is superb and this is particularly true in regards to Gene Hackman and Richard Harris. English Bob is not on the screen long but Harris puts in a tremendous, and very memorable, performance. Hackman's Little Bill is haunting and you'd honestly have to say that Eastwood is nearly as good as his depiction of William Munney is subtle and flawless. The ending blazes and Clint gets in a few top notch oneliners like, "Anyone who doesn't want to die can go out the back." Ah, this film has been great every time I've seen it.


Was this one the last of the great westerns? Yes "Unforgiven" certainly is wonderful, but hopefully it won't be one of the last of its kind. There's still energy in this genre and I'm hoping that more movies like it are made in the future.

A perfect western masterpiece

This is great filmmaking. The acting of Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris and Clint Eastwood is as good as these four greats can get and they are supported by a highly dedicated cast. The screenplay is perfectly written with as much memorable dialogue as some of the greatest films ever made. Quite simply, this is one of the greatest films ever made.

The entire film draws a clear definition of William Munney as perhaps the evilest man to ever live and what we the audience sees is a person we can relate to on many levels. In Eastwood's character we see our own darkest sides, our own mistakes and the unintended consequences that unknowingly follow our decisions.

At the beginning we see a struggling man looking to avoid the ways of his past, something which he may have seen as the easy road at the time but now is or has been in his self administered rehabilitation with his farm and his children. Here the struggle may be too much to handle and he justifies his decision in returning to his old ways to make it through the impoverished times that have followed his wife's death. The psychology is not obvious in this film but runs far deeper than most films by a mile. We set the stage to see an efficient assassin that has turned around return to the world he did everything to avoid, and return he does.

The most incredible dynamic here is that Munney is the clear villain in perspective, but that Hollywood cliche is more blurred here than any other movie I have ever seen (even the Godfather). The man we essentially find ourselves rooting against (Hackman) is a man of the law but ironically we find ourselves caring for the killer played by Eastwood. He is an anti-hero in which we must question our justification in liking him. The idea of revenge seems as natural as breathing in this setting, so we cheer as this killer steps onto his stage one last time to show his would be contenders who is the baddest cowboy of them all. It is what Westerns are all about.

In addition, the film appreciates the beautiful North American landscapes like very few films do and does so with brilliant artistic photography and the soundtrack's emotional one string notes add to the raw style of the film. Eastwood's direction suggests a man who truly loves the Western and he is the king of that genre...sorry Duke.

Unforgettable

"Unforgiven" is no more a western than "Citizen Kane" is a biography. To reduce such complex films to such simple classifications would be to overlook everything important in them. "Unforgiven" is equal parts morality play, psychoanalysis, social critique and character study. But most of all, like "Citizen Kane", it is tragedy. It strives to show its central characters brought to ruin or death through tragic flaws: people doing horrible things not because they are evil, but because they cannot or will not overcome the worst of their natures. Eastwood's genius consists in his taking character flaws and turning them into moral flaws. This is the meaning of the title--what could easily have been called "Unredeemed" is transformed into "Unforgiven", because the rejection of redemption is unforgivable.

This extra insight is what makes the film great and allows it to transcend its genre. Prior to "Unforgiven", many westerns had already adopted the conventions of noire and showed anti-heroes unredeemed, riding off into the sunset, in no sense good men but generally none the worse for having killed others. In "Unforgiven", Eastwood shows us men who lose pieces of their souls every time they kill, and he doesn't shrink from applying this imperative to the anti-hero himself. Munny loses not only his old friend Ned, but the redemption that his wife had gifted him and that he had earned in turning his back on his past. This is the boldest statement that a man like Eastwood could make--as a director Eastwood figuratively disavows the characters that made him famous as an actor. This is no Man With No Name or Dirty Harry wreaking divine vengeance or cathartic retribution. This is a man who, in accepting his last bounty, kills unjustifiably, causes the death of a friend, and surrenders forever the right to forgive himself.

Eastwood would go on to make further films of incredible depth and stature. It is one of the most wonderful things to see a man, late in life, transformed from a one-note actor into a virtuoso director of subtle and almost infinite expression. "Unforgiven" is the first in a string of Eastwood triumphs, many of almost Shakespearean depth. But "Unforgiven" remains Eastwood's most well told story and richly deserves the boatload of awards that it harvested.

Unforgiven

A realistic Western about a man that can never get over his past wild and wicked life.