Review – The Outrage

Well, I wouldn’t go that far. In fact, parts of this movie aren’t too bad. The concept is less than original; though this isn’t a perfect shot-for-shot recreation of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon in an Old West setting, it is pretty darn close. So the production can borrow at least a little of the brilliance of the original. Further, the cast is hard to beat. Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey and Claire Bloom play the ill-fated trio that make up the central cast, and supporting actors include Edward G. Robinson and William Shatner. I derived particular pleasure from watching Newman struggle not only with the challenges of playing a Hispanic character but also trying to imitate Toshiro Mifune at the same time. If you haven’t seen either one, I’d start with the original if I were you. But this makes an entertaining if somewhat cheap follow-up. Mildly amusing