In
the tradition of Frankenstein Meets Wolfman, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, and Bambi
Meets Godzilla, two screen titans meet face to face
for the first time. Too bad Sartana is
nowhere to be found. I guess One Damned
Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sheriff Ronson didn’t have the same ring to it.
Ronson
(Fabio Testi) is the new sheriff in town.
Unfortunately, the town in question is Black Town, a nasty hive of
lawlessness presided over by the nefarious Bud Wheeler (Dean Stratford). Django (Hunt Powers) rides in looking to
settle an old score with Wheeler, and Ronson winds up getting caught in the
middle.
Django
Meets Sartana starts off okay, but it hits a wall during the long dull
flashback scene where Testi learns about his predecessor’s demise. From then on, the film never quite gets back
on track. The action comes in occasional
spurts, which doesn’t help. There’s a cool
arm-wrestling scene where Wheeler and Testi put lit candles on each side of the
table and try to burn their opponent’s hand. The eventual fight scene between Django and
Sartana… err… Ronson is better than the action found elsewhere in the movie,
although it’s still not that great.
The
big problem with One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana! is that it takes
them all damned day to meet! Another
debit is that neither hero can quite hold your attention in their separate
storylines (although I would give Testi the slight edge). Incredibly enough, they are somehow less
engaging when they’re together.
AKA: Django Meets Sartana. AKA:
Django and Sartana.
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