For a Few Dollars More (1965)

IMDb plot summary: Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw.

Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volontè, and Luigi Pistilli.

This is the second in Sergio Leone's unofficial Dollars Trilogy, and the last one I had to see. Given the fact that I loved The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly but was bored out of my mind during A Fistful of Dollars, I had no idea what to expect from this one. Turns out it's right in the middle. The relationship between Eastwood and Van Cleef's characters is what centers it best for me. All the hallmarks of Leone's other films are there, from Ennio Morricone's haunting and wonderful score to some really stunning cinematography. But in the end it is just in the middle. It's not as captivating a story as its successor, nor as thoughtful, nor full of such compelling dialogue. As someone who always struggles to find her way into a western, I was impressed with how well it did and slightly saddened it didn't make it further. You may enjoy it more if this is your genre.

How it entered my Flickchart:

For a Few Dollars More > Dark and Stormy Night

For a Few Dollars More < Kuroneko

For a Few Dollars More > Talk Radio

For a Few Dollars More < Freaky Friday (2003)

For a Few Dollars More < Serendipity

For a Few Dollars More < His Girl Friday

For a Few Dollars More > Koyaanisqatsi

For a Few Dollars More < Flight of the Navigator

For a Few Dollars More > Kajaki

For a Few Dollars More < Gone in 60 Seconds

For a Few Dollars More < Rachel Getting Married

For a Few Dollars More > The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Final spot: #1252 out of 3432, or 64%.