Joe Kidd
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Movie Reviews of Joe Kidd
Movie Review: Not one of my favorites, but a good performance by Duvall
Summary: 2 Stars
Joe Kidd is not one of my favorite Eastern westerners (and Eastwood is my favorite, hands down, when it comes to films, and the Western is my favorite genre), but it does feature a good performance by Robert Duvall as the heavy. Clint's character is a little too reigned in in this one for my taste, until at the end he runs a steam engine through the town in order to extract some vengeance from Duvall's baddie.A good supporting cast (as is typical in an Eastwood flick), also featuring John Saxon and Don Stroud.
Movie Review: A Lackluster Western
Summary: 2 Stars
Apart from some impressive scenery and a nifty train-wreck climax, Clint Eastwood's "Joe Kidd" (1972) is an uninspired, dreary affair that resembles a made-for-TV movie. Director John Sturges simply goes through the motions and a fine supporting cast (including Robert Duvall and John Saxon) is wasted. Judging by the film's lackluster quality, it's easy to see why Eastwood directed his remaining Westerns.Movie Review: Joe Kidd
Summary: 2 Stars
Whoever wrote the editorial review sucks at writing.
Also, this movie sucks.
Movie Review: One of Eastwood's poorest films
Summary: 1 Stars
In between acting in Don Siegel's classic DIRTY HARRY and directing the stunning HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER, Eastwood performed in the boring and bland JOE KIDD. Director John Sturges, who had once helmed such classic action pictures as BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK and THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, appears not to have cared one bit about the film and directs sluggishly. Even the action scenes, what few there are, drag. Eastwood's character is a pale version of "The Man With No Name"; he goes through the motions of the legendary persona, but without the mystique. The picture has some pretty location photography, and the climatic set-piece of a train crashing through a saloon is quite clever (although completely out of place) but ohterwise, JOE KIDD is a snore. Clint completist only need apply -- the appeal of a DVD edition may make them fork over the cash, but it'll probably collect dust on the shelf.Movie Review: A major disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
Despite a cast headed by Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall, and the presence of John Sturges ("Bad Day at Black Rock," "The Great Escape") behind the camera, "Joe Kidd" is almost instantly forgettable. The first fifteen minutes show promise, suggesting that this might be another offbeat Eastwood western, but it soon dissipates into boredom and predictability with the accent on the former. A major disappointment (especially coming only months after the release of "Dirty Harry") and one of Eastwood's worst films.