Bandolero! (1968)
5/10
a purely average Western
20 February 2006
Despite having Jimmy Stewart and Dean Martin, this is a purely average Western that is eminently skip-able. While some of the story elements are new and interesting, the vast majority of the movie just doesn't provide much that is new or believable. The problems? Well, first it is very difficult to believe that Dean Martin and Jimmy Stewart are brothers. It's not just that they look so different, but they sound so different as well. Then, the whole plot about Stewart trying to get his brother to go straight BUT only after Jimmy broke a whole lotta laws. And, finally, the "romance" between Dean Martin and Ms. Welch just seemed stupid. Now I know that she didn't love her husband but she did care about him,...and then to fall for the man responsible for his murder just doesn't make sense. The film is just too far-fetched and the payoff too small to make this anything other than a time passer.

FYI--Ms. Welch plays a Mexican. Hearing this accent from her was weird, though I guess she played the role okay.
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