Have Gun - Will Travel : End of the Road
Genre: Western
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Dwight Gallo
Based on the television series
Cast: Walton Goggins, Benedict Wong, Adrianne Palicki, Ben Cross, Luke Kirby, David Caruso and Neal McDonough
Plot: 1849. Before Paul Pilate (David Caruso) and the younger Paladin (Walton Goggins) have their duel, Pilate offers Paladin one last chance to reconsider. After all, Pilate's issue is with Paladin's employer, Norte, not with Paladin. Pilate goes on, saying that if he had to guess, Paladin has run into trouble with Norte as well. Paladin is surprised that Pilate knows about that and sits down on a rock. Paladin says that he lost a lot of money gambling with Norte and was offered the chance to repay his debt by killing Pilate. Pilate suggests that perhaps they can work together to fight back against Norte rather than kill each other. Paladin asks what Pilate suggests.
1865. Paladin is laying in a pool of his own blood. Chan (Benedict Wong) orders Helena Pervis (Adrianne Palicki) over to apply pressure to the bullet wound to help stop the bleeding. Chan goes behind the front counter of the Hotel Charlemagne and grabs a shotgun. He loads the gun and defends the front door of the establishment. Frank Pervis (Luke Kirby) enters the Charlemagne and Chan tells him to freeze. Frank insists that he didn't shoot Paladin and hands over his gun to Chan, who orders Frank to sit on the floor of the dining room. Charlemagne (Ben Cross) comes out of his office with his gun and watches the front door. He is furious that someone would violate the rules of the hotel. He asks Chan if he knows who is behind such an act, and Chan motions over to Frank Pervis.
1849. Paladin rides into Delta Valley with a wagon behind his horse. On the wagon is a coffin. Norte (Neal McDonough) comes out of his office and is pleased to see that Paladin appears to have killed Pilate, but says that the coffin was unecessary, since a lowlife like Pilate doesn't deserve a proper burial. Norte offers Paladin a drink to celebrate the elimination of not only Paladin's gambling debts, but also of a scumbag like Pilate.
Over drinks Paladin asks Norte what Pilate did that was so bad that he should be killed. Norte says that Pilate is two-faced and simply deserved it. Norte asks Paladin if he had the chance to speak to Pilate before he killed him, but Paladin says he simply verified his identity and then gunned Pilate down.
1865. Charlemagne has Frank Pervis tied to a chair in the dining room of the hotel. He demands to know his involvement in the shooting of Paladin. Frank says he was hired by Paul Pilate to help arrange the attack, but that he didn't pull the trigger. Charlemagne scoffs at Frank's rationalization, saying that just because he didn't pull the trigger doesn't mean he didn't sign Paladin's death warrant.
1849. Norte has Paladin take the coffin to the local graveyard to be buried. Once they stop, Norte says he'd like to take a look in the coffin. Norte opens it and Pilate shoots him in the shoulder. Norte is quick to his gun and manages to shoot Pilate in return. The two continue to fire upon each other, until Pilate finally hits Norte in the head with a bullet. Pilate, despite coming out victorious, is riddled with bullets. He asks Paladin for help, but Paladin, believing Pilate is near death, simply rides away.
1865. Paladin is in his bed recovering from his gun shot wound. Chan brings him some tea and a newspaper in bed, and Paladin thanks him. Chan mentions that Pilate was spotted at a saloon down the road before leaving the room. Paladin struggles out of bed and gets dressed. Paladin limps down the street and into the saloon where he sees Pilate drinking at the bar. Paladin shoots Pilate in the back. Paladin says that it may not have been the most polite way to get back at Pilate, but that it seemed oddly fitting. Chan arrives at the saloon not too long after and drags Pilate's body off down the street. Chan dumps Pilate's body in a pig pen, and the pigs quickly begin devouring Pilate's corpse.
1865. Paladin is laying in a pool of his own blood. Chan (Benedict Wong) orders Helena Pervis (Adrianne Palicki) over to apply pressure to the bullet wound to help stop the bleeding. Chan goes behind the front counter of the Hotel Charlemagne and grabs a shotgun. He loads the gun and defends the front door of the establishment. Frank Pervis (Luke Kirby) enters the Charlemagne and Chan tells him to freeze. Frank insists that he didn't shoot Paladin and hands over his gun to Chan, who orders Frank to sit on the floor of the dining room. Charlemagne (Ben Cross) comes out of his office with his gun and watches the front door. He is furious that someone would violate the rules of the hotel. He asks Chan if he knows who is behind such an act, and Chan motions over to Frank Pervis.
1849. Paladin rides into Delta Valley with a wagon behind his horse. On the wagon is a coffin. Norte (Neal McDonough) comes out of his office and is pleased to see that Paladin appears to have killed Pilate, but says that the coffin was unecessary, since a lowlife like Pilate doesn't deserve a proper burial. Norte offers Paladin a drink to celebrate the elimination of not only Paladin's gambling debts, but also of a scumbag like Pilate.
Over drinks Paladin asks Norte what Pilate did that was so bad that he should be killed. Norte says that Pilate is two-faced and simply deserved it. Norte asks Paladin if he had the chance to speak to Pilate before he killed him, but Paladin says he simply verified his identity and then gunned Pilate down.
1865. Charlemagne has Frank Pervis tied to a chair in the dining room of the hotel. He demands to know his involvement in the shooting of Paladin. Frank says he was hired by Paul Pilate to help arrange the attack, but that he didn't pull the trigger. Charlemagne scoffs at Frank's rationalization, saying that just because he didn't pull the trigger doesn't mean he didn't sign Paladin's death warrant.
1849. Norte has Paladin take the coffin to the local graveyard to be buried. Once they stop, Norte says he'd like to take a look in the coffin. Norte opens it and Pilate shoots him in the shoulder. Norte is quick to his gun and manages to shoot Pilate in return. The two continue to fire upon each other, until Pilate finally hits Norte in the head with a bullet. Pilate, despite coming out victorious, is riddled with bullets. He asks Paladin for help, but Paladin, believing Pilate is near death, simply rides away.
1865. Paladin is in his bed recovering from his gun shot wound. Chan brings him some tea and a newspaper in bed, and Paladin thanks him. Chan mentions that Pilate was spotted at a saloon down the road before leaving the room. Paladin struggles out of bed and gets dressed. Paladin limps down the street and into the saloon where he sees Pilate drinking at the bar. Paladin shoots Pilate in the back. Paladin says that it may not have been the most polite way to get back at Pilate, but that it seemed oddly fitting. Chan arrives at the saloon not too long after and drags Pilate's body off down the street. Chan dumps Pilate's body in a pig pen, and the pigs quickly begin devouring Pilate's corpse.
Walton Goggins is mesmerizing as Paladin, a role he seemed born to play, chewing every scene with charisma and panache like only he can.
A throwback to old times when westerns were the norm, Have Gun - Will Travel is a great western fans of the genre will appreciate and will certainly appeal to a wide array of people thanks to its strong writing and direction.
I was never a fan of Frank Darabont and I'm not sure this setting fits its style well and I'm left wondering if another executive producer might have been a better option. The series is still a breeze to go through and I enjoyed it for the most part, but there were some lows around midseason.
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