This is the story of Ellen, a mysterious female gunslinger (Sharon Stone) who arrives at the frontier town of Redemption to enter a fast-draw contest hosted by the town’s corrupt mayor (Gene Hackman). As the contest begins a variety of colorful gunslingers are pitted against each other, and the true reason for Ellen’s entry is revealed – she seeks revenge for a past injustice. The question then becomes, does she have what it takes to kill the man who ruined her life?

Sharon Stone's performance. Beneath the hard, cold exterior Stone reveals the kind, tender woman that Ellen keeps buried deep inside.

Watch it again. This movie quickly became one of my favorite westerns, spaghetti or otherwise.

The movie presents a unique take on the old style gunslinger western. Seldom do we find a woman in the lead roll, and rarely do we see such depth given to the character.

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