Yes, that frankly odd movie title is a cynical attempt to cash in on Westworld.
Serious question. Is anybody ever going to fall for something so obvious?
Oh wait...I did, didn't I?
In my defence I was curious to see whether the film described on the DVD cover and the film on the disc bore any resemblance to each other. The answer being "Yes. And at the same time...no."
While the DVD blurb is technically accurate it leads the punter to expect a violent, action-packed gunfest which this film definitely isn't. How about we bring up the original title?
Oh look at that. We're now looking at completely different movie experience, aren't we.
Western World is, in fact, a rather talky, low-key murder mystery with a stetson on. Possibly a bit too talky, in fact. The action is minimal, bar a brief explosion of violence right at the end.
About half-way through I started wondering if I was watching an episode from a TV series because it that kind of feel to it.. The sort of thing you'd find on one of the minor channels late in the afternoon.
As a TV episode it would be OK, I suppose. Moses White is a likable character so could easily carry a few episodes. The acting is respectable (mostly), the ending music is actually quite decent and the story gets to where it's going without any great surprises.
However, as a DVD that I paid proper money for I found myself a little disappointed. If I hadn't bought it second-hand from CEX I might even be a wee bit grumpy because when all is said and done "Western World" doesn't deliver enough entertainment to justify paying DVD prices.
If you really like westerns where everybody talks a lot then you might like this. But maybe wait for it to pop up on Netflix first.
How much did I pay for this: £1
Was it worth it: Debatable. It wasn't bad but not especially good either.
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