Set in 1897, Water Hill's latest western thriller, "Dead for a Dollar," portrays a group of criminals in the remote southern tip of Mexico. The story revolves
Walter Hill making a new Western excited me. A cast that includes Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan and Benjamin Bratt was icing on the cake. That s a lot of talent for "Dead for a Dollar," a modestly budgeted embrace of a once thriving movie genre. As with the 80-year-old Hill s past hits and misfires alike, "Dead for a Dollar" is effortlessly watchable. Its straightforwardness and casual pace might be a hurdle for some. But there s something about its easy-going style and intoxicating milieu.