Stylish but barely mediocre overall

A Disappointing Continuation

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This is one of the rare Spaghetti Westerns starring Bud Spencer without his usual sidekick, Terence Hill, although the comic offerings in store are very much like you'd expect from the actor. Given a chance to steal the limelight on his own for once, Spencer shines in the leading role in this film, playing a man-mountain (not exactly a stretch) with a good line in comedy. The opening scene, in which he tries to persuade his horse to get up, is a classic moment in its own right, and Spencer's presence throughout the movie makes it more than watchable. While there aren't really many laugh-out-loud moments, it's the little touches – the glasses, measuring the can – that make his character so amusing. I was also impressed with his dubbing in the US version; the groans and grunts his character makes really go with his personality, so much so that I felt like he wasn't being dubbed by somebody else at all.The plot is typically convoluted, focusing on two different strands: the first is a young orphaned boy who's come into possession of a plot of oil-rich land, and the second is Spencer's character Coburn, who's slept with gunman Sonny's virgin sister. Now Sonny wants to marry the two off to make his sister respectable, and then kill Coburn for his crime. Of course, this wouldn't be a spaghetti western without all the familiar trappings of the genre, and these are present in spades: there are Can-Can dancers, jailbreaks, bank robberies, hookers, bar-room brawls and more. The action scenes are average at best, played for laughs rather than thrills, although I could have done without the interminable fist-fight that closes the movie: sure, the spectacle is unique – watching guys slug it out under a rain of oil – but it goes on too long and quickly descends into shambolic chaos.Aside from Spencer, we have some interesting faces in the cast. Jack Palance hams it up as usual as a crazed sharpshooter, and here he decides to put on a different accent every scene he's in. It's not one of his better turns. The French Dany Saval is the romantic interest, and is pretty in a vacuous role. Child actor Renato Cestie gives one of the best performances for kids his age, and Francisco Rabal makes an impact as a sinister preacher. Lower down in the cast, we spot a couple of familiar faces from Italian cinema, including Sal Borgese and Luciano Pigozzi. Aside from playing spot-the-cast-member, IT CAN BE DONE, AMIGO is a pretty average movie, saved only by Spencer's genuinely funny leading man.

For a Spaghetti Western It Can Be Done...Amigo is neither among the best or worst. While less than perfect, it was entertaining if in a strange way.While it does deserve a much better DVD with a more expansive widescreen and sharper picture quality, It Can Be Done...Amigo is not a bad-looking film at all. In fact, the scenery is very evocatively beautiful and the camera work is well-placed and doesn't try to be too ambitious or simplistic. The energetic, rousing, haunting, stylish and beautifully and cleverly orchestrated music score is the best thing about the film, plus it fits very well, while the songs are a good memorable fit. It Can Be Done...Amigo is well-directed and the acting is also not bad although the child actor is a little annoying and the dubbing is unnecessary and poorly utilised. Bud Spencer is a charismatic and imposing lead with a good flair for comic timing and Jack Palance is lots of sinister yet hammy fun despite his accent rarely staying the same. Dany Saval brings charm to her role as well.Regarding the script and story, both are a mixed bag. A good deal of the humour is very entertaining, a couple of the running gags like with the cans and the reading glasses do really work and give off a fun vibe. but some of it does fall flat when it does get a bit too silly and bizarre. The dialogue has its moments and is appropriately good natured, but also gets too silly and awkward-sounding. The story is problematic, credit is due for it trying to do something different for a Spaghetti Western, the interaction between Spencer and the child mostly engages and the final fight is oddball but amusing and tense. Also despite how it sounds reading a synopsis it is thankfully easier to follow than you think. However the film does start very sluggishly and feels like you're riding on the shell of a snail for a lot of the first half of the film, and it ends on an abrupt note.Overall, flawed but strangely entertaining. 6/10 Bethany Cox

I like spaghetti westerns, and I also like Bud Spencer movies. So I thought I would like this spaghetti western starring Bud Spencer (as well as Jack Palance.) Unfortunately, I have to report that even if you like spaghetti westerns and/or Bud Spencer, chances are you'll find this movie a bore like I did. The movie has very little story, and it moves at an unbelievably slow crawl. The comedy is mostly lame, though Bud's instant charisma lifts the humor from level zero, even though Bud seems to be doing this movie in his sleep. Jack Palance gnashes his teeth so much that he seems to be in pain doing this movie. And the director often shoots the actors so that the tops of their heads are cut off at the top of the screen! (The pan-and-scan presentation of the movie makes things even worse.) Not recommended.

Hiram Coburn is not the typical spaghetti western protagonist. He doesn't use a gun, instead opting to pound his opponents silly with his fists, and although he is as powerful as an ox, he is mellow and laid back to an annoying degree. He takes some getting used to, but by the end of the film I found myself liking this character. Jack Palance plays Sonny, an eccentric gunslinger (what Palance does best). He is very entertaining, and I would have liked to have seen more of him in the film. The weirdest thing about him is that his accent keeps changing. Sometimes he sounds like he is from the southeastern US, other times he sounds Mexican, and other times he sounds like he's from Chicago or something. I don't know if this is intentional or not, but it sure is odd, and odd is a good thing in a spaghetti western.The music score by Bacalov is excellent. It reminds me of some of Morricone's work, which is pretty much the best compliment one could give.The story is great, and just about the most original one I've ever seen in a spaghetti western. The movie is a comedy, but not to the extent that it becomes completely unbelievable. I may have given this movie a higher rating if I saw it in a more complete, widescreen version. The version I saw, which I assume is the most commonly available, is approximately 98 minutes long if I remember correctly, and it feels like it's been edited somewhat to shorten its length.All in all, this one's a must-have if you are a spaghetti western nut like me.