Watching Once Upon a Time in the West yesterday, the thing about Frank that bothered me the most was that he tried to foist the killing of the McBain's off on Cheyenne and his gang. Which is ridiculous, of course. Frank's a reasonably intelligent bad guy, and why not mislead people?
Still, there's something about that tactic that bothers me. I guess I prefer villains who are so good at what they do, there's no evidence of who is responsible, or the ones who act brazenly, not caring if you know it was the, because they don't think they can be stopped. Trying to cast blame on someone else is such a punk maneuver, something a scared little kid would do. Or Max Lord. Making everyone think ted shot himself, that's low.
I have more respect for Frank than Max, though. Frank doesn't try and fool himself into believing he's working for some greater good or higher purpose. He looks out for #1. If that means following Morton's orders, so be it. If it means humiliating Morton when the opportunity presents itself, that's fine as well.
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