{"id":5346,"date":"2017-01-09T17:35:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T22:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5346"},"modified":"2026-07-04T16:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T20:52:57","slug":"unforgiven-1992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=5346","title":{"rendered":"Unforgiven-1992"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Unforgiven-1992<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Clint Eastwood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #596<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1080395.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5347\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1080395-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1080395-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/1080395.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed January 9, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winning the 1992 Best Picture Academy Award, Unforgiven is a beautifully shot, well-crafted Western film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.<\/p>\n<p>The film differs from classic Westerns in that it questions the meaning of violence and is morally grounded.<\/p>\n<p>Director Sergio Leone influenced Eastwood.<\/p>\n<p>Eastwood also stars in the film as William Munny, a former cold-blooded murderer, who is now retired and living as a farmer, a widower due to violence against his deceased wife.<\/p>\n<p>He is talked out of retirement to help kill some shady cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Unforgiven is a dark, character-driven film, centered mostly on Eastwood&#8217;s character. Why does Munny come out of retirement? Is he lusting after blood or enjoying the satisfaction of revenge?<\/p>\n<p>The cinematography is second to none, with gorgeous western United States locales and beautiful landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>The film admittedly drags a bit at times, but it is rich in character development and questions the motives of its central characters, which is much deeper than most Western shoot-&#8217;em-up style films.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations: 4 wins-<\/strong>Best Picture <strong>(won)<\/strong>, Best Director-Clint Eastwood <strong>(won)<\/strong>, Best Actor-Clint Eastwood, Best Supporting Actor-Gene Hackman <strong>(won)<\/strong>, Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing <strong>(won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unforgiven-1992 Director Clint Eastwood Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman Scott&#8217;s Review #596 Reviewed January 9, 2017 Grade: A- Winning the 1992 Best Picture Academy Award, Unforgiven is a beautifully shot, well-crafted Western film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. 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