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Review: Wagons East! – The Great U-Turn
Rating: 8/10 (The "Candy is King" Cut)
The Concept: Pure Genius
Most Westerns are about grit, glory, and Manifest Destiny. Wagons East! says, "Actually, this place is dusty, dangerous, and the coffee is terrible. Let's go home." It takes the bravado of the Wild West and pokes a big, funny hole in it. For anyone who has ever started a project and realized halfway through they’d rather be back in bed, this movie is incredibly relatable.
John Candy: The Soul of the Trail
John Candy is, as always, the best thing on the screen. He plays James Harlow with a perfect mix of "I’ve seen too much" and "I have no idea where we’re going." Even when he’s playing a bumbling, drunken guide, you can’t help but root for him. He had this unique way of making you laugh while also making you want to give him a hug. Seeing him lead a bunch of neurotic settlers back toward the Atlantic is comedy gold.
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