Buffalo Boys

Buffalo Boys

15/7/2018 1h 43m 6.7/10

Overview

Betrayed by the Dutch colonial forces, Arana manages to escape along with his nephews Jamar and Suwo, the newborn sons of Hamza, one of the last Indonesian sultans fighting against foreign tyranny. In 1860, after wandering for years on the plains of the American Wild West, Arana and the two brothers return to Indonesia to avenge their dead loved ones and punish the evil man who caused their misfortune.

Director

Mike Wiluan

Top Billed Cast

Yoshi Sudarso

Yoshi Sudarso

Suwo

Pevita Pearce

Pevita Pearce

Kiona

Ario Bayu

Ario Bayu

Jamar

Tio Pakusadewo

Tio Pakusadewo

Arana

Reinout Bussemaker

Reinout Bussemaker

Van Trach

Mikha Tambayong

Mikha Tambayong

Sri

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

1/12/2023

1/10

The words "Spaghetti Western" come to mind, but then the word "Brusesploitation" and "Hong Kong Action Cinema" the latter of which really should and probably does have a better name. But then...those movies are all kind of fun. As in cool, hip, action packed, gory, violent, sadistic, nihilistic, and all the best possible things that off-Hollywood has to offer. Buffalo Boys kind of comes short in the fun department. Here and there you see a little gem of a moment, but that is it. The plot never gets into the Western depth and the action is never really as fun as what you would expect from a Hong Kong action flick. In other words, it never goes over the top enough with the action to really make an impact and it never really goes full nihilistic new wave western enough to hit that cord either. It tries to play it safe and the wow moments it delivers are things that we have seen before in both genres without the fun of being a genre trope.

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