The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the 1960 movie of the same name which was based on the 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai. The film has an ensemble cast which includes Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke and Chris Pratt.


Theatrical Release Poster

The movie is about a small mining town, Rose Creek which is pressured by a corrupt and dangerous man to sell their land at a very little price. The film opens with Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) invading the church with his men and killing a few of the locals including Matthew Cullen (Matt Bomer).

Teddy (Luke Grimes), Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett) and Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington)

His wife Emma Cullen (Hayley Bennett) later comes across Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington) at another town taking out a group of men by himself. She asks him for help which he initially turned down but accepted after hearing Bogue's name. Chisolm set out to put together a team of seven men and together they train the locals and help the town take down Bogue and his army of men but not without a fight.

Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington) and Joshua Faraday (Chris Pratt)

Magnificent Seven has a western feel which is brought to life by the star cast who have great chemistry with Chris Pratt bringing a bit of comic relief. Peter Sarsgaard also did a great job as the bad guy who you would feel like punching and want to die in a terrible way, which by the way he did.

Billy Rocks (Byung-hun Lee) and Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke)

I must confess, I'm not a fan of western movies and I saw this movie majorly because of Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke (which reminds me of Drama (Kevin Connolly) from Entourage). Overall Antoine Fuqua did a great job with this remake and i enjoyed watching it.

From far left- Vincent D'Onofrio, Martin Sensmeier, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Byung-hun Lee

Director Antoine Fuqua

Based on Seven Samurai (1954) and The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Haley Bennett, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo

Release Date September 23, 2016

Running Time 2h 13mins

Genre Western, Action

Here's a trailer below;

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