What to Know. ... There are certainly worse Westerns, but with Walter Hill behind the camera and a killer cast reporting for duty, Rotten Tomatoes Dead for a Dollar (2022)
: The main draw for most viewers is the central trio of Christoph Waltz , Willem Dafoe , and Rachel Brosnahan . Waltz plays a bounty hunter in a role reminiscent of his Django Unchained character, while Dafoe plays his charismatic outlaw rival. Dead for a Dollar (2022)
“I find it a cheap, conventional, incredibly boring western... riding at an erratic pace with the outlaws played by Christoph Waltz and Willem Dafoe.” Rotten Tomatoes What to Know
: Longtime fans of Walter Hill ( The Warriors , 48 Hrs. ) generally enjoy seeing him return to the genre, even if this entry lacks the high-octane energy of his earlier work. Critical & Audience Scores Rotten Tomatoes : 54% (Critics) / 38% (Audience) Waltz plays a bounty hunter in a role
“It has a very 50s B movie lean quality to it... [it is] remarkable good at playing into current material in a way that is honest to its period setting.” Letterboxd · 3 years ago
The following quotes from Letterboxd and IMDb highlights how viewers are split on the film's execution: