Comes a Horseman
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Movie Reviews of Comes a Horseman
Movie Review: Comes a Horseman
Summary: 4 Stars
COMES A HORSEMAN is a romance wrapped in a western. The local cattle baron (Jason Robards) wants to drive out rancher Jane Fonda, who has hired on local wrangler James Caan to help her make it through one more hard year. Complicating things in this World War II era tale is the oil company that wants everybody's land.
With some truly beautiful wide angle photography, a plethora of establishing shots and a dearth of tight close ups, COMES A HORSEMAN is an more an actor's than an editor's movie that works as well as it does because it has an excellent cast at the top of their game. Director Alan Pakula often pulls the camera back and allows his actors room to discover their character and the meaning of the scene.
I only had two problems with this movie. I felt the ending, the final confrontation between bad guy Robards and good gal Fonda, was a bit contrived . The other problem was a puzzler - weren't their any doctors in cattle country America in 1945? A couple of characters get busted up pretty badly in the course of things and they're dumped into a bed with a damp handkerchief on the forehead with nary a doctor in sight. It didn't bother me much when Caan was laid up without professional medical care, but I hated to see poor Dodger (Richard Farnsworth) treated in such a manner.
Movie Review: Not a great western but I liked the story
Summary: 4 Stars
A good story but I don't think it's a great western movie. James Caan does a good job as a western actor. Jane Fonda is pretty tough in this story and I don't think I have seen her in a role like this one. She is very believable in this characterization of a tough western woman rancher.Movie Review: Nice price
Summary: 4 Stars
This was one of my favorite movies and I had it on VHS tape, so I wanted a DVD version - easy to find and nice quick delivery, still shrink-wrapped.Movie Review: Comes a Horseman
Summary: 4 Stars
Surprisingly good western. Worth watching many times, particularly for Richard Farnsworth's performance.
Movie Review: Good film, poor editing.
Summary: 3 Stars
I'd give this 3.5 stars if I could. Great scenery. Good story, not well told. Choppy editing. Film climax is a bit of a letdown. One interesting thing, the film came out about the same time that the Dallas TV show started. Bad guy is Ewing. Jim Davis, of Dallas fame, is in the film. I wonder if the Ewing name in Dallas TV show was picked up from this film.