*** This review may contain spoilers ***

*Plot and ending analyzed*

Well, it's an extremely low budget Western movie so you can expect it to have its variety of faults.

I sat through the whole movie, and although there were rough parts, it is at the lower level of "average". Which is therefore acceptable for a movie of this budgetary type.

I think that they did their best at making an independent movie. Some scenes are unintentionally funny, and other scenes are plain tedious. All the characters are particularly annoying and unappealing.

With the title of the movie, you can probably guess how it will end. And what is going on.

A man wandering the Arizona outback finds a desolate town where he gets a job as a barkeep. Not many people are about, and the ones that are, are repulsive. As is he. The desolation of the town provides much ambiance.

There is some nice vernacular written into the dialogue at times.

The movie is not frightening at all, but there is a sense of unknown dread running around.

They also use some irritating computer generated effects for the gunfire, dead makeup on the faces, and for the fires burning the buildings. But it is moderately bearable.

I think they should have left the "explanation" ending out of the movie, and ended it with more ambiguity.

Still, I don't diminish these low budget Westerns. They can be unique in some ways.

Recommended low budget Westerns:

Rider on a Dead Horse (1962)

The Shooting (1966)

Sierra Stranger (1957)

Five Bloody Graves (1969)

Convict Stage (1965)

Mark of the Gun (1969)

Let me start by saying I'm an insomniac, in a sense. I usually have two TVs on at once with about 20 tabs open on the PC. Mostly the TVs are on for distraction so I can actually think in peace. On to the review... This movie is a low budget western.... But this is the "A Clockwork Orange" of westerns. There's a hint in the title. The way the script was written, it also gives you that "The Sixth Sense" feel.

There are plenty of things wrong with this movie, but it kept me engaged enough to not write it off. Would I watch it again? Absolutely, I have more than 200 accepted "Goofs" entries, about 100+ "Goofs" corrections, plus numerous plot and credit entries.... I'm sure a second, dedicated watch will create more entries for me...

I recently watched Ghost Town (2023) on Shudder. The film follows a man in search of employment who stumbles upon a saloon in need of assistance. The one steadfast rule of the establishment is not to interfere with the prostitutes. When the wandering man breaks this rule, he quickly learns why it is a rule in the first place.

Written, directed by, and starring Owen Conway (Eminence Hill), the movie also features Robert Sprayberry (Perception), Eva Hamilton (The Black Mass), Becky Jo Harris (Spiked), and Nathaniel Burns (Krampus: The Reckoning).

This movie was a frustrating watch. This had some potential in its writing and a standout performance from Robert Sprayberry. His character is ruthlessly entertaining and had me laughing throughout the film. The dialogue is well-written and effectively delivered. The female characters in the movie are gorgeous. Unfortunately, Owen Conway's character was frustrating, and the horror elements fell flat. The makeup used to create the ghosts was mediocre, and as the storyline shifted from a western to a haunting, the special effects failed to make the transition. The ending twist didn't have the impact it should have achieved with better execution.

In summary, Ghost Town's unique western/horror misses the mark. I would rate it 3/10 and recommend skipping it.