PAINT YOUR WAGON is an overlong, misfiring musical western that allows the viewer the novelty of hearing Clint Eastwood sing a number of songs. Otherwise, it's a sprawling enterprise that simply isn't very interesting. Sure, there are hints that place this in the late '60s rather than a decade earlier, such as a greater emphasis on sex and sexuality and a menage a trois between the central characters, but otherwise this is bloated and dated and it's no surprise it flopped on release. It's also an hour too long. The good aspects are Eastwood and in particular Lee Marvin, whose Wandering Star rendition is the undoubted highlight of the whole thing; Jean Seberg also matches them in tempestuous spirit. The rest is so-so at best.
Review of Paint Your Wagon
