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End of an Era FULL SKULL BABY!

The outstanding outdoor scenery of this somewhat ordinary Western makes it noteworthy. Besides the scenery there is also a very good cast headed by Clint Eastwood that includes Robert Duvall, John Saxon, Don Stroud, and James Wainwright. This was director John Sturges' second to last Western. This was also one of the last Westerns that looked like those classic Technicolor and widescreen Westerns to come out of the 1950's. It's filled with panoramic landscapes of wide-open plains, billowing skies and majestic mountains. Lalo Schifrin's score more befitting of the 70's seemed to lethargically bring that era of filmmaking to an end with this film.

GOOD EASTWOOD WESTERN FULL SKULL BABY!

I remember seeing this every year from about '73 to '76 on network TV, and enjoyed it even more on DVD. The movie starts a little slow, Clint's character seems tame at first (by his standards), but he picks it up quickly as he throws one of Robert Duvall's "hired hands" down a flight of stairs. After that, it's Clint all the way as you know him! He has some classic one-liners, which is entertainment in itself if you like the Eastwood style of westerns. Robert Duvall played a great "bad" guy role in this film, too.

A Little Stale FULL SKULL BABY!

Clint Eastwood rarely stars in a bad movie, but that's not to say this is bad, it just falls a bit flat. A good cast, including a deliciously villainous Robert Duvall unfortunately fail to lift this picture above mediocrity. Add to this, it's relatively short running time (just under 90 minutes), fans of the genre, and Clint (who have been spoiled by great movies before) will feel a little let down. It's probably fair to say that a lesser known cast, and director wouldn't even have got this movie off the cutting room floor. All this said, any Clint collector will probably want it in his/her collection, and the usual amount of dry humor, and Eastwoodesque rationality does make this watchable, if not that memorable.

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