The classic ride off into the sunset western to my mind changed with "Bite The Bullet", it's just changed again with 2 Guns. I noticed one reviewer mentioned Foley artists. The one thing (having been a sound recordist and Foley artists myself) is this is all LOCATION SOUND. The pistol and rifle shots are real (although the shootouts needed better choreography..and faster bullets!).. No post sync in a studio??, NO Foley artists making coconut shell horse trots etc. It's proved highly effective! I love it! But there's more. The horses are obviously not the usual K ranch rentals with the off screen wrangler giving them commands or treats hidden off camera in bushes to keep them wandering off which real horses would do. The sets and dialogue lend a more authentic feel that is far removed from John Wayne or "spaghetti" films. It's SLOW but a lot still going on. Take all the technical aspects away, the talent over cocking guns ejecting live rounds, it's a mold breaker, a new fab film with some old faces doing a great job...if only a cameo.

I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 2022 Western movie "A Tale of Two Guns" from writer and director Justin Lee here in 2022. And seeing that there were indeed a handful of good actors on the cast list, of course I sat down to watch it.

However, it was obvious pretty early on in the movie that this was not really a top notch production. How so? Well, from the very first gun fight, which actually starts off the movie, you have a feeling of it being an amateurish production actually, especially in terms of cinematography and the sounds. I've never sat through a movie with guns of any kind where the gunshots sounded so pathetic as they did in "A Tale of Two Guns".

The storyline in "A Tale of Two Guns" was actually fair enough. It wasn't the most riveting and compelling of storylines, but it was sufficient enough for a single viewing.

The movie does have a good cast ensemble, with the likes of Tom Berenger, Casper Van Dien, Ed Morrone, Judd Nelson, Jeff Fahey, Griff Furst, Jake Busey and Danny Trejo among those listed. However, most of these were just in the movie for a moment or two. And the audience are treated to Casper Van Dien and Ed Morrone for the majority of the movie.

I don't understand why they opted to show the gunfight scenes in slow motion. It didn't really add any excitement to the scenes. If anything, it just served as a nuissance, especially when laced with those god awful pathetic sounds for the guns.

All in all, "A Tale of Two Guns" was watchable for a single viewing, and that was about it. This was by no means a milestone in the Western genre. Nor is it a movie that brought anything new to the genre.

My rating of writer and director Justin Lee's 2022 Western "A Tale of Two Guns" lands on a four out of ten stars.

If you like westerns and Jake Busey (big fan and it's criminal he's not in more) then you'll accept this film and watch it.

Action wasn't that good for a western but it wasn't the worst.

I enjoyed this film for what it was and I would recommend it only to big western fans.

7/10 - 7 because of the cast.