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The most obvious contribution is the ethnic range of his cast.
What has ignited them is unclear, but they seem to be goading something on. With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople, led by Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett), employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns – …
A land grabber named Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) has arrived with a squadron of heavies and made the place his own. The Lancer: Joshua Faraday. Seven gunmen from a variety of backgrounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist.Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in The Magnificent Seven. Having twice played Orson Welles, D’Onofrio has chosen to import a Wellesian bulk to “The Magnificent Seven,” though without the matching rumble of intonation. Apart from a school administrator, a couple of cops, and a quick shot of the brothers’ mother and father, silent at dinner, adults are no more in evidence here than they are in “Lord of the Flies.”Neel’s cast is terrific, from Schnetzer and Flaherty, with their soft and soulful—and thus punchable—faces, to Jake Picking, who plays the leader of the frat pack, and whose Popeye arms and buggy unblinking eyes make him both a monster and, if you stand aside from the melee, a bad joke. It simply is what it is: a breezy Western adventure with a bunch of name actors. You’re just another guy who couldn’t hack it.” The movie is many things: an evil twin to Richard Linklater’s “Everybody Wants Some! Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ and Columbia Pictures’ The Magnificent Seven.
“So you seek revenge,” Chisolm says. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.The residents of a small town are being pressured by a man, Bartholomew Bogue to sell him their land for a paltry price. The man, Faraday says yes and they recruit or come across some other men of skill and they total seven. Now, the peaceful village's seven selfless defenders have one short week to prepare the inexperienced townsfolk for the impending arrival of Bogue and his army of armed-to-the-teeth cut-throats. The man's wife then heads off to find help. 4. No less striking is Haley Bennett, who plays Emma Cullen, the widow of a fellow from Rose Creek. Peter Sarsgaard . Fuqua’s film is sleek and shiny, like the barrel of Denzel’s gun. The closeup of a shooter’s fist, curling around the butt of his holstered firearm in readiness for the draw; the swing of saloon doors, admitting the quiet stranger whose very entrance halts the chatter within; the coward who skips town on the eve of battle, only to return in the redeeming hour of need: these and other details pop up in “The Magnificent Seven” not because they promote its emotional cause, or whip the narrative along, but as rusty quotations. “It was,” she tells us—a weighty pause—“magnificent.” If you say so, Ma’am.The opening credits of “Goat” present an extraordinary sight. After a town church assembly denounces him, Bogue has the church torched and kills a group of rebellious locals led by Matthew Cullen. His older brother, Brett (Nick Jonas), is already there, proudly enrolled in Phi Sigma Mu, and hoping that Brad will follow suit. That makes seven fighters in all—or, judging by volume, eight, since Horne counts as two persons rather than one. They go to the town and take care of Bogue's men. The team consists of: The Hero: Sam Chisolm. His name recalls the hero of “Chisum,” a John Wayne picture from 1970, and, in terms of fashion sense, Chisolm goes for the all-black look, as modelled by Hopalong Cassidy. Bartholomew Bogue . Hindustan Times . So elemental is the display that you wonder: Don’t these guys belong in Needless to say, they are students. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find … Chisolm then talks to the town telling them, they need to get ready because Bogue will be back with an army of bundits.In 1879, robber baron and gold-mining tycoon Bartholomew Bogue assumes control of the American frontier town of Rose Creek, and subjects its residents to forced labor in his mines. There remains, nonetheless, a hint of missed opportunities, and it would be a privilege to watch him, one day, in a film that does delve into the ethnic perplexities of the period.