It’s fair to say that you wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side of Clint
Eastwood when he is angry and that’s exactly what happens in this film. The
film is one that apparently has political themes running through it but to be
honest I never really saw them myself because I was just so mesmerised by
Eastwood and every time he was the screen I just enjoyed the film and when he
wasn’t I just found myself wishing he were. Eastwood as an actor is impressive
and most actors would love to have the canon of work that he has but what makes
Eastwood stand out above everyone else is that he is a superb director and this
film is no different. The story sees Josey Wales who’s wife and child are
killed decides to seek revenge and joins the confederate cause.
As angry Eastwood films goes it’s up there. Having recently tried to the A Fistfull of Dollars and giving up it was a nice feeling to return to an Eastwood film where they didn’t have to dub (badly) over everyone except Eastwood. The plot was good, it was beautifully directed with some stunning location work and the whole film felt good.
The plot is relatively simple and straight forward yet it works tremendously well with the film being livened up by several humouros characters. The first being Chief Dan George who has been obviously had some turmoil in his life yet is still willing to be helpful. He has this underlying comedy tone that works wonders in this film. Another funny character was Grandma Sarah who comes across as very odd but again I found her comedic tone very good.
Eastwood has a great eye for style and gives us some lovely scenes and as always with an Eastwood film what we get is a sense that he has a firm handle on the whole film but my only real issue is that at 135 minutes it could have done with a few minor trims and it could lose about 20 minutes but apart from that what we get is a very good film that has a nice plot, nice direction and some strong characters that I liked and enjoyed when they were on camera. As Eastwood films go its one that I would say is in the middle of his collection, not rubbish but certainly not one of his classics.
Rating: 7/10
As angry Eastwood films goes it’s up there. Having recently tried to the A Fistfull of Dollars and giving up it was a nice feeling to return to an Eastwood film where they didn’t have to dub (badly) over everyone except Eastwood. The plot was good, it was beautifully directed with some stunning location work and the whole film felt good.
The plot is relatively simple and straight forward yet it works tremendously well with the film being livened up by several humouros characters. The first being Chief Dan George who has been obviously had some turmoil in his life yet is still willing to be helpful. He has this underlying comedy tone that works wonders in this film. Another funny character was Grandma Sarah who comes across as very odd but again I found her comedic tone very good.
Eastwood has a great eye for style and gives us some lovely scenes and as always with an Eastwood film what we get is a sense that he has a firm handle on the whole film but my only real issue is that at 135 minutes it could have done with a few minor trims and it could lose about 20 minutes but apart from that what we get is a very good film that has a nice plot, nice direction and some strong characters that I liked and enjoyed when they were on camera. As Eastwood films go its one that I would say is in the middle of his collection, not rubbish but certainly not one of his classics.
Rating: 7/10
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