Pistoleros

By: Eric Moore
In-House Review - Feb 22 2011

Action-packed from beginning to end, Pistoleros is a modern Spaghetti Western with
a Nordic twist. Frank Lowies is known to all the low-life denizens of Copenhagen as
the toughest, meanest gangster in town. And now there is a rumor that right before
he got tossed in the slammer, he stashed millions from the thwarted heist. The only
clues to the whereabouts of the loot are a series of tattoos inked on a bunch of Frank's
ex-associates, but when word gets out, every gunslinger in the neighborhood takes to
the hunt ? and they're shooting first and asking questions later! This cast of rogues
is headed up by Frank's sons, Sonny and Brian, who are joined by Ramirez (a greasyhaired
Argentine who was in Frank's gang). They're up against the Russian Ivan and the
Pakistanis Pucha and Shameer. And then there is Tuki, a sniveling junkyard proprietor,
fence and dealer who happily arms everyone while working his own angle. Director
Gonzalez has a blast, unfolding his story as a constantly changing urban legend
narrated by a couple of the lesser players, and he peppers the proceedings with a spicy
blend of comedy, slow-motion battles and good old-fashioned high noon showdowns.
(Danish with English subtitles)