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Movie Reviews of Hombre
Movie Review: Newman's Classic Western
Summary: 5 Stars
Hombre teams Newman with director Martin Ritt in one of the best Western's yet made.Ritt assembled a stellar cast,shot the film in a desolate lands of Coronado national park in California.The opening scene shows Newman,a white man raised by th Apache indians and obviously a "horsecatcher" waiting to capture a herd of wild horses.For the first time,we are introduced to a character unlike Newman has ever played,deeply troubled,intense,deadly quiet,someone lost in the anguish,of a life of abuse,starvation,and giving up only to become a white apache, dealt the realities of Indian life;death,disease,prejidice,hate...the amenities of native american life in the late 1800's,so cruel all you can do is shut the rage of a non-life,somewhere deep within, which makes you pathologically quiet,to the point of seeming a bit retarded when you are around other white folks.This is Newman's character in Hombre.
Ritt tells a little story,of betrayl,robbery,murder,stagecoaches,threats,in a country devoid of water,where the quiet makes sounds crisp an echoed,even loud.
Hombre's last scene,a shootout, plays out perfectly relative to the way the film unwinds it's tale.
Richard Boone is gives a excellant performance as a bad guy.
Diane Cilento is better than good as "Lady" a middle aged born loser one her way to who knows where.Martin Balsam is tops as a good guy,who is really a good,compassionate guy.Frederick March is great and sleezy as a banker turned theif.Paul Newman has never been better.
Ritt's direction is direct and masterly;He uses sound,and suspense as well as any director you will see,even Hitchcock.Ritt's vision of Hombre's west is a land,so stark and viscious that a man is a perishable commodity draped by a place,that's open,and lonely.
Hombre is a great Western..
Movie Review: Nice viewing.
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife and I have watched a lot of Clint Eastwood western movies, and we've enjoyed them very much. For a little diversion we picked up a few Paul Newman westerns and "Hombre" was one of them. We watched it a few nights ago and it was excellent.
In this movie, Paul Newman plays a a white man that was raised by the Indians. Of course he doesn't fit either society. He's a blue-eyed white man but experiences all the prejudice directed toward Indians. In one part of the movie, he is forced to ride outside a stage coach rather than inside with the other passengers. It's rather pathetic. Then after the stage is held up the passengers find themselves dependent on this man they have shown contempt for. It's an interesting proposition. Very worthwhile and thought provoking. The acting and supporting cast are first rate. The scenery and cinematography are fine. It's an excellent movie. Nice viewing.
Gary Peterson
Movie Review: This could just be the best western ever made!
Summary: 5 Stars
Paul Newman perfected the role of the anti-hero. In Hombre, Newman plays a white man who had been raised by the Apache Indians and adopted their way of life. When John `Hombre' Russell unexpectedly inherits a lodging-house, he sells it and heads to Bisbee, Arizona. He joins a party on a stagecoach - travelers who are incapable of protecting themselves or coping with the Western badlands. He becomes the natural leader of the group in its survival against a robber band headed by Richard Boone. In doing so, he becomes the hero, the guy who can handle things and defend the weak.
This could just be the best western ever made! Critics praise the performance of Newman and the writing of Elmore Leonard. All of the performances are excellent, making it an intelligent and important entry to the Western genre. It gets better with time, and the message is universal brotherhood.
Movie Review: Katie's comments
Summary: 5 Stars
DVD "Hombre" (Paul Newman)
I thought the movie was good, it was sad. Paul Newman played it very well. It explained what the Indians had to go through when they lived on a reservation. And how wrong the white people were to take away all their dignity. Hombre lived on the reservation when he was a child. And how hard he had to become, when he became a man. If you live or if you die, it was just a way of life for him. This a reality movie, alot of people want to close their eyes too. But I think reality is good for us to know. That we all are created equal. No one should ever rule over somebody else.So I think it was very good movie. Alot to think about.
Movie Review: I was there!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was in Tucson and the cast and crew were living in a hotel owned by my family. I got to see the filming and the cast was all at my house for a party. All nice people. I never saw the film until recently and I liked it. James Wong How and his wife Sanora became close friends and he started my interest in photography... which I still do to this day. I just last week found a business card from Auther Newman with written instructions to allow us on the set at Old Tucson to observe the filming. Forgot I had it. Great film!