Cangaceiro, O/Opinions
From The Spaghetti Western Database
- Set in Brazil, and with its unusual score and costume design (both inspired by local traditions and a Brazilian movie from ’53 of the same name), O’ Cangaceiro seems a side-slip of the genre, but the film has (nearly) all distinctive elements of a Zapata western. It’s very violent, often funny, stunningly photographed by Alejandro Ulloa, and offers one of Milian’s most outrageous performances (if you like the man you will like the performance, if you don’t, you won’t), still something seems to be missing. There’s no real chemistry between the two protagonists and despite exuberant details like American-Italian gangsters with Tommy-guns (hired to kill the cangaceiro), the script lacks momentum. O’ Cangaceiro is a beautifully looking, interesting, but somewhat flawed spaghetti experience. – Scherpschutter
