A gunfighter and an inventor team up to stop a legless villain from rekindling the Civil War.
Pulpy, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+.
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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