The Magnificent Seven (2016)

Seven heroes is too many for 132 minutes, and The Magnificent Seven proves it: three of them get real personalities and the rest get one cool trait each. It’s a remake of a remake, and it plays like a western sampler platter: scared town, cocky gambler, showdown in the street. Peter Sarsgaard’s Bogue is a sniveling cartoon, a villain so sweaty and smug he practically comes with his own hiss track. Denzel Washington rides in all in black and makes it look effortless. Ethan Hawke is the surprise, a legendary sharpshooter who has lost his nerve. Vincent D’Onofrio plays a high-voiced, scripture-quoting mountain man and steals every scene he’s in. Chris Pratt does card tricks and grins. The final battle is loud, long and cleanly staged. It made $162.4 million worldwide on a reported $90 to $107 million. A 5.8 because the cast is fun and the movie takes no chances. $336 says you push through the next swinging door like it’s a saloon, and the only person who notices is a waiter.

What works: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke and Vincent D’Onofrio bring real charisma, and the final town battle is cleanly staged.

What doesn’t: Most of the seven get one trait apiece, and Peter Sarsgaard’s villain is too cartoonish to feel threatening.

Who it’s for: Western fans who want a big, old-fashioned shootout with a movie-star cast and no surprises.