a review of 黄金三镖客

Friendship Week continues! During the American Civil War, two friends with a business partnership have a falling out when one believes the monetary gains of their deal has hit its peak. They keep finding their way back to each other in the most sordid of ways in the most sordid of places, and fate forces them to begrudgingly become business partners one last time. The fate of a third guy - who's more of an acquaintance, really - is intertwined with and sealed by theirs. As hard as he tries to keep the two separated, the winds just keep bringing them back together, which leads them all to the mother of all cinematic standoffs. The final score is divvied up and the seemingly inseparable duo part ways for what might be their last time, in a fashion that makes the most sense for them, and in a way that leaves the viewer most satisfied. What a picture! (watched the Extended Cut [with groto scene].)