Doc West: La sfida

If you plan on watching Triggerman because you loved Hill's performance from back in the day with sidekick Bud Spencer or even his solo work -- then you might want to skip this movie. First off, this is not a comedy although it has some humorous scenes. The acting is very bad from all involved -- except Hill who manages to hold the entire movie together somehow with his mere presence. The story is rather lame and drags on at a snails pace. Also, the cinematography is not the best for a Western themed movie. Every thing has that "new look" that doesn't fit with the rather dusty environment that most Westerns are known for. The problem with the voice acting is that everyone in this movie sounds like they are from Malibu or San Francisco circa 2011. And when we do hear an appropriate accent, it sounds forced.

If you saw the prequel and loved it, then you might like Triggerman. If not, watch at your own risk.

A drifter (Hill) comes back to the town of Holy Sand and wants to help the locals by building a hospital, but needs money. In the sequel to Doc West (not necessary but helpful to watch first), Doc West (Hill) is still in high demand as a doctor. After half the town gets hurt in a bar fight he realizes its time to open up a hospital. He turns to the only way he knows in order to make money, a poker tournament. When an evil Dutchman rides in to town, (to compete and stop West from getting the money he needs) West must decide what is more important, the money or love. If you liked the first one you will probably like this one as well. For me, low budget TV movies with bad acting are not my thing. I give it a D+.

I have no idea what happened here in this overhyped film. You probably are considering this because you enjoy Terence Hill like I do, but I have never seen him so bad... he's not funny, he's not fast and he moves around at an unusual for him, snails pace like he's confused or something. Paul Sorvino is equally bad in this film which is hard to understand how two experienced actors can actually get worse with time. The lines are cheesy and not even delivered to get even a groan. The pace is slow so a very unusual movie for Terence Hill

"Triggerman" seems like a trip back in time, back to when Terrence Hill had his peeking days with Bud Spencer. This spaghetti western have all the elements of that, and it actually works out nicely enough.

The story in "Triggerman" is about a small town by the name of Holy Sands, where a woman has a dream to build a hospital. Doc West (played by Terrence Hill) is in for the plan, and the town puts together a poker tournament which draws in gamblers of all sorts from all over. By winning the tournament, Doc West will be able to have enough money to help build the hospital, but of course not all gamblers are of a pure heart and plays with a straight hand.

Storywise, then it is essentially something right out of the good old Terrence Hill movies. So for fans of him, then this movie should hit the spot.

The acting in the movie was quite alright, and they had some good actors and actresses on the cast list. I was just a little baffled about how much in appearance the sheriff (played by Paul Sorvino) was to Bud Spencer. A coincidence or on purpose? Well, regardless, it was fun to watch.

There isn't all that much comedy in "Triggerman", and as such, this movie does deviate somewhat from the older Terrence Hill movies. Whether or not you like that, well that is individual of course. I, however, did enjoy it and was thoroughly entertained by "Triggerman".

"Triggerman" is a fun movie to watch, good entertainment, generic and predictable story - yes - but fun nonetheless.

This is a sequel to the Terence Hill Italian television movie "Doc West" (apparently, both movies were filmed back to back). Whatever you thought of the first movie, chances are you'll feel about the same about this follow-up. For a television movie, the production values are very good, with warm cinematography, skillful camera movements, and a pretty expensive look. Also, Paul Sorvino does a good job as the town sheriff. Unfortunately, that's all about what I can say is positive about this movie. Once again, Terence Hill looks and acts very tired - at times it looks like he is wishing he wasn't there. There are a number of subplots that are not resolved (such as the cowboy who falls in love with a Chinese woman), and the main plot concerning the poker tournament is almost an afterthought. The movie isn't really actively bad - it's just so tired and sluggish that it doesn't have the energy to really annoy you, instead making you fall asleep in front of your television set.