A Fistful Of Dynamite Details

This spaghetti western from master chef Sergio Leone was originally called Duck, You Sucker!, a title that is perhaps more in tune with the film's jokey intentions. Rod Steiger stars as a peasant who becomes involved with fugitive IRA explosives expert James Coburn and the Mexican Revolution. There's nothing really funny about Coburn as a walking arsenal, but Leone manages more laughs than you'd expect, thanks to his actors' unexpected gift for deadpan comedy.

Overblown action spectacular, far too long to be sustained by its flashes of humour and excitement. A good instance of what happens to a small talent when success goes to its head.