Sabata (WSE)

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{Spaghetti Western} fans used to the likes of {#Django} and {#The Good, The Bad and the Ugly} might be taken by surprise when watching {#Sabata}. True, the film does star {spaghetti Western} star {$Lee Van Cleef} as the tight-lipped hero of the title, but it has a very different feel from the genre's traditional, {$Sergio Leone}-derived style. Director/co-writer {$Gianfranco Parolini} (alias {$Frank Kramer}) takes things in a direction that seems to fall halfway between {#The Wild Wild West} TV series and a {#James Bond} movie; the film is packed with colorful characters, exotic weapons, and the action scenes that mix wild stunts with pyrotechnics. {$Parolini} appropriately gives the film a light touch, playing up the colorful and humorous aspects while delivering the action. The end result is a little too long for this sort of light material, causing it to drag a bit in the middle, but it is too good-natured and entertaining to dislike. In short, {#Sabata} is likely to make fun viewing for Euro-cult fans and anyone interested in an offbeat {Western}. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide.