I can't really see how westerns could get any better than this and I'm not surprised that filmmakers since have been put off from competing with it.
The story is well thought out.
The script is literate and thoughtful and as close as we'll get to accuracy.
The acting is top-drawer - Gene Hackman of course, but also the normally wooden Eastwood. Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris and even the young buck Jaimz Woolvett are mightily impressive.
One of the most thoughtful westerns and meditations on the west and gun violence that has been, or is ever likely to be made.
It is a must see for anyone with more than a passing interest in cinema.
The story is well thought out.
The script is literate and thoughtful and as close as we'll get to accuracy.
The acting is top-drawer - Gene Hackman of course, but also the normally wooden Eastwood. Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris and even the young buck Jaimz Woolvett are mightily impressive.
One of the most thoughtful westerns and meditations on the west and gun violence that has been, or is ever likely to be made.
It is a must see for anyone with more than a passing interest in cinema.