The Magnificent Seven

"Brilliantly blood-curdling action film (...) John Sturges' stately, overly detailed direction" 

"About two-thirds of the film is good (...) About one-third is sentimental nonsense and it bushwhacks the remainder. It is as if someone decided the picture wasn't commercial enough. In adding so-called commercial values, a good picture has been sabotaged. " 

"An expert, sensitive study of the fateful tie that inevitably binds the strong to the weak, this film may well be the best western of 1960." 

"What was wonderful in the Kurosawa film—the recruiting and training of the mercenaries—is just dead time here, though the icon-heavy cast helps out" 

"There is a heap of fine acting and some crackling good direction by John Sturges mostly in the early stages, during formation of the central septet." 

"[It] is as fun to watch as any other western (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)" 

"An instant classic of a score and at least three of the seven turning themselves into overnight icons, this isn't quite Kurosawa, but it's a damn fine stab at it (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"