Monday, 21 October 2013

Not exactly a steam train through a saloon

Joe Kidd (1972)

Directed by John Sturges this film stars Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, John Saxton and Stella Garcia. A former bounty hunter gets involved in a land war between a white land baron and a Mexican revolutionary.

This is a pretty standard Clint Eastwood western and one of a number of westerns by director John Sturges. The plot holds little in the way of surprises and covers much of the same ground as many other revisionist westerns of the period. There are some nice shots showcasing the mountainous landscape used as a back drop but otherwise the execution of the film is pretty average too.


3/5

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