Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Tockinit not horrible nor great

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

mrscrispy Avoid this like the plague. Watch the original Magnificent 7 for Yul Brynner's strutting alone & REALLY probably the only decent remake of this genre in 21stC is 3.10 to Yuma w Christian & Russell watch that instead..

avidmom93 Is it a masterpiece? No. But does it entertain you as a film should? Definitely. The acting is all great, but of course it is with so many fantastic actors. Chris Pratt once again is the stand out star in my opinion. He's his usual hilarious, charming and cool self. They did a great job with the fight scenes, special effects/practical effects and the writing is also really well done. An all around good movie. The only thing I can really fault it for is not having more speaking roles for actresses. Only one susbstantial female role in the whole movie. Other than that is was really good.

bluekroc I never leave reviews, but I'm leaving this one with the wish that I could somehow send it back to my past self to try and save the two hours that was just wasted on this completely vacuous movie. Nothing happened. We got from A to B sure, but it was entirely banal. How do we spend two hours with this film and develop zero relationship with any of the characters? Any at all? That's includes main characters, villain, villagers that need saving, village, setting, none of it, we care about none of it because nothing meaningful or well-developed occurs by way of plot, dialogue, character development, or directing. This was so pointless. To say that the characters are cliched actually gives the writing and the direction way too much credit, a good cliche can be fun. These characters were too thin and poorly constructed to even fully become cliches. Seriously how was two hours so poorly spent? Some have said Denzel was the only good thing here and to be frank he wasn't, it's just always nice to see Denzel. He wasn't bad, none the actors were bad, there was just so little substance to the script, that none of them could be good. I didn't even have high hopes for this thing, yet still felt my time got truly wasted by whichever numbskulls wrote, financed and directed this film. Seriously if you want at all to enjoy good characters, and good plot, even a tiny bit, then go watch something else. *sigh*

dglink Possibly inspired by the successful remakes, or better said, retakes on the classic westerns "True Grit" and "3:10 to Yuma," director Antoine Fuqua's "The Magnificent Seven" is an appealing take on the 1960 classic, which starred Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, and James Coburn. Fuqua's version cannot compete with the John Sturges original in star power; Denzel Washington is the only cast member in the same league with Brynner, McQueen, Bronson, and Coburn. However, the film boasts a few fine supporting players like Peter Sarsgaard as the slimey Bartholomew Bogue, who is out to ruthlessly grab land from under a town of peaceful God-fearing homesteaders; Sarsgaard is only missing a black mustache to twirl as the personification of the Bad Guy. Vincent D'Onofrio is colorful as Jack Horne, whose girth nearly qualifies the film to be "The Magnificent Seven and a Half," and Ethan Hawke is fine as Goodnight Robicheaux, a gambler with issues and a Chinese sidekick. Led by an African-American law officer, Fuqua's seven are an almost comically diverse group of strays that reflect today's America far more than the earlier cast. Denzel Washington is Chisholm, who is enlisted by the beleaguered townspeople, headed by a strong-willed widow, Emma Cullen, played by Haley Bennett. Reluctantly accepting the challenge to rid the town of Bogue, Chisholm assembles a motley crew that includes a Comanche Indian with a Mohawk haircut, the Chinese sidekick, an overweight senior citizen, the aforementioned widow, a Mexican, a Confederate veteran, and a hunky white guy played by Chris Pratt. These magnificent seven are about as politically correct as any central casting could conceive.Inspired by Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai," the story is simple, straightforward, and familiar. Penned by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk, the film arguably lingers too long on the introductory sequences for each character. However, the threads pull together and lead to an effective action-packed climax, which is fun, but as implausible as is the assembly of such a diverse group of gun people on the late-19th-century frontier. The film features a fine score by the late James Horner, but the iconic Elmer Bernstein theme is missed, although heard briefly over the closing credits. With Washington as a solid lead, "The Magnificent Seven" is an above-average western remake that just misses the high marks hit by "True Grit" and "3:10 to Yuma," but remains entertaining nevertheless.