Original title: La Sfida dei MacKenna Director: Leon Klimovsky
Writers: Pedro Gil Paradela, Leon Klimovsky, Edoardo Mulargia, Antonio Viader
Composer: Francesco De Masi
Starring: Robert Woods, John Ireland, Annabella Incontrera, Roberto Camardiel, Mariano Vidal Molina, Daniela Giordano, Giovanni Cianfriglia, Attilio Dottesio, Sergio Mendizabal
More info: IMDb
Plot: An American drifter becomes involved in a deadly family dispute. A powerful Mexican rancher orders the killing of his daughter's boyfriend. Jones earns the wrath of the father when he finds the body and buries it.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? No.
This above average Spaghetti Western stars two prolific lead actors of the genre, Robert Woods and John Ireland. Everyone does a fine job. I kind of dug Ireland's character, Jones. He's got that I don't give a shit attitude that's kind of fun. He's got no place to go so this place is as good as any. He's washed up and he's just biding his time. That is until shit drags him into the middle of it and he's forced into a corner. He still maintains that attitude but he provides action when he needs to. I also liked his relationship with Barbara (Molina), at least I think that was her name. The ending was nice, leaving Jones in the same position he was in 90 minutes earlier. Francesco De Masi's score is standard issue Spaghetti Western music, neither bad nor memorable but serviceable. It's just a slow go throughout much of the picture.
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