The Magnificent Seven Family Review

Seven gunmen from a variety of backgrounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a destructive industrialist.Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in The Magnificent Seven. With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.The residents of a small town are being pressured by a man, Bartholomew Bogue to sell him their land for a paltry price. They gather together at the church to meet about how they should handle Bogue. Bogue shows up and then burns the church, one of the citizens stands up to Bogue and Bogue kills him. The man's wife then heads off to find help. And while at a town, she sees a man take out some men all by himself. She then approaches him and asks for his help. The man, Sam Chisolm is not interested till he is told about Bogue. He recruits a man whom he saw handle himself quite well. The man, Faraday says yes and they recruit or come across some other men of skill and they total seven. They go to the town and take care of Bogue's men. Chisolm sends one of Bogue's men to give Bogue a message. Chisolm then talks to the town telling them, they need to get ready because Bogue will be back with an army of bundits.—[email protected] 1879, robber baron and gold-mining tycoon Bartholomew Bogue assumes control of the American frontier town of Rose Creek, and subjects its residents to forced labor in his mines. After a town church assembly denounces him, Bogue has the church torched and kills a group of rebellious locals led by Matthew Cullen. Matthew's widow, Emma Cullen, and her friend Teddy Q. ride in search of bounty hunters to help liberate the town. They recruit Sam Chisolm, an African-American U.S. Marshal, who only expresses interest after hearing of Bogue's involvement.In violent 1879, the dusty frontier town of Rose Creek is under the heavy thumb of the greedy and murderous gold magnate, Bartholomew Bogue, and his trigger-happy gang of outlaws. When the feisty newly widowed farmer, Emma Cullen, summons up the courage to take matters into her own hands, she returns with the steely African-American U.S. Marshall and taciturn bounty hunter, Sam Chisolm, and a motley crew of outcasts brave enough to stop the evil man. Now, the peaceful village's seven selfless defenders have one short week to prepare the inexperienced townsfolk for the impending arrival of Bogue and his army of armed-to-the-teeth cut-throats. However, can Chisolm's magnificent seven make a difference?—Nick Riganas