: Gunless
Quirky little Canadian Western — yeah, that’s right, Canadian Western — about an American gunslinger who finds himself in a tiny town in Canada where no one will fight him.
That one-joke premise is stretched a bit thin over 90 minutes, but it’s terrific where it works: it’s hilarious to see the gunfighter furious with every slight and perceived insult and trying to “call people out” but the friendly Canadians don’t have weapons and he’s unable to do anything because his own code won’t allow him to shoot unarmed men!
Overall it’s a little slow and nothing too much happens (the grand finale shootout is a little on the tame side), so I doubt it’s for everyone’s taste, but if you like the premise, you might check it out and be entertained. I’d only planned to peek at it because I was curious, but I liked it enough to watch the whole thing, so that ought to tell you something. It’s not joke-a-second sitcom funny, but it is amusing, and there are a number of really excellent moments (like most comedies, consistency is the hard part). Fun.
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