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2 1/2 Stars

A taunt low budget western from ‘The Asylum’ films. Opening fifteen minutes in which a family is murdered and a woman viciously raped is hard to stomach. All the more compliment to director Van Dyke for creating a sense of dread during these passages. The script is a rehash of ‘Unforgiven’ and ‘Hang ‘em High’ complete with the mysterious new lawman here to clean up the streets. This time played by Barry Van Dyke, a man who resembles Clint Eastwood but has the calm intensity and line delivery of Charles Bronsan. I’m not sure of his previous film credits, but he acquits himself nicely and has real charisma on-screen. By contrast veteran actor and screenwriter Geoff Meed plays ‘Horn’ like a man possessed and his energy injects the film with a mischievous quality. One of the better films to come out of ‘The Aslyum’.

Director: Shane Van Dyke
Stars: Barry Van Dyke, Sage Mears, Geoff Meed