“Traded” (** out of four) was a languid Western set in the 1880’s about a former gunslinger (Michael Pare) turned family man who must leave his ranch and go to Dodge City to rescue his daughter who has fallen into the clutches of a sinister businessman (Tom Sizemore). Terrific performance from the underrated Pare makes this watchable but movie is too sluggish and features all the usual Western cliches (bars and whisky, horse-racing, brothels, fast-draw matches, etc.) you’ve seen hundreds of times before. Re-watch “Shane” or “Unforgiven” instead.

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