What a terrible name. Hannie? Why not just Annie? That aside, I did enjoy this movie. It is a very basic rape/revenge story done as a Western. I don't think it was nearly as gritty as it was meant to be. When characters say things like, "You're a hard woman, Hannie Caulder," I felt like they could have done more to show how hard she had become, rather than just point it out with dialog. Also, there was a little bit of forced sentimentality, and some ill-placed comic relief that felt almost slap-sticky.
This is just nitpicking however. It was very satisfying and watchable, at least for one viewing. Raquel Welch, who I probably know best from her guest appearance on Seinfeld, was very striking as the damaged frontier woman. A lot of people seem to really like the character that helps train her as a gunfighter. I found him more functional to the story than interesting. Christopher Lee had a cameo that had me asking if it was really him. And there was one unresolved plot point in that as far as I could tell, they never explained who the mystery man in black was. If you are in the mood for a lighter, easy-to-watch western, this should go down nice. Just don't expect the depth of, say, "Once Upon A Time..."
This is just nitpicking however. It was very satisfying and watchable, at least for one viewing. Raquel Welch, who I probably know best from her guest appearance on Seinfeld, was very striking as the damaged frontier woman. A lot of people seem to really like the character that helps train her as a gunfighter. I found him more functional to the story than interesting. Christopher Lee had a cameo that had me asking if it was really him. And there was one unresolved plot point in that as far as I could tell, they never explained who the mystery man in black was. If you are in the mood for a lighter, easy-to-watch western, this should go down nice. Just don't expect the depth of, say, "Once Upon A Time..."