Brian Kelly, looking like Sam Elliott's older brother, and Fabrizio Moroni, looking like an Italian Dirk Benedict, play mismatched buddies in a frontier "road" movie. Their cross-country travels, and the various adventures they encounter, make for a plot-line that's more straightforward than is usually found in these spaghetti westerns, though one misses some of the stylistic touches found in the more exaggerated examples of this genre. (True, the irate father tries to have his "son" nailed to an x-shaped cross, but this only occurs in the last reel and does not easily mesh with the tone of the preceeding footage.) The result is a modest but satisfying piece of entertainment. Brian Kelly, whose promising career was prematurely curtailed by a motorcycle accident, makes for an adequate anti-hero and his sideburns are truly impressive. It's curious that he keeps his shirt on throughout the entire proceedings. Some "beefcake" would have been welcome. Co-star Fabrizio Moroni has great eyes and the make-up man makes the most of them.
Review of The Longest Hunt
