The Missouri Breaks
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Movie Reviews of The Missouri Breaks
Movie Review: Broken land, twisted characters
Summary: 4 Stars
Most of the reviews of this film appear to have been written by males, so I thought I would add a female point of view to the discussion.
I bought the DVD for my husband for Valentine's Day, he being a fan of the western genre, and watched it with him. It's not exactly romantic Valentine's Day fare.
Here are a few short observations:
In my opinion, the film should be rated "R," instead of "PG," because of its violent scenes.
There are no good guys in this film, only flawed characters. I found the Marlon Brando character, the amoral regulator, blood-chillingly evil. Compared to him, the bumbling rustlers seem almost to be sympathetic characters. I very nearly found myself rooting for the "bad" guys.
This is not your typical, old-fashioned western. It's a more-interesting film with more-believable characters.
Movie Review: Missouri Breaks - a little strange
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a strange western - Brando and Nicholson in a western that is a little hard to believe but very interesting. Beautiful setting in northern Montana (the Breaks) but Brando plays one of the strangest roles you might ever see - unless you watch Apocalypse Now in which he plays an equally strange role. This is not a common movie but to have both actors in the same movie is simply rare. The title has some objectionable content due to the treatment of the horses in the filming of the movie - not that one can tell watching the movie but animal rights activists have it one their list.Movie Review: Brando spoils it for everyone else
Summary: 4 Stars
The Missouri Breaks has all the elements for a great western- lush locations in Montana, beautiful cinematography, authentic production design, a script by Thomas McGuane, and a solid cast (for the most part). Then Marlon Brando appears, apparently from another planet, and ruins the effect with a performance that can be charitably described as eccentric- adopting and discarding accents and funny hats at will, talking to his horse, and so on. The frustrating part is that Brando is hilarious! I just wish he'd wreaked havoc on a more deserving film than this one.Movie Review: Great performances- somewhat disappointing ending
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a beautifully filmed story set in Montana about horse rustlers and a regulator hired to essentially assasinate them. Jack Nicholson gives a very understated and solid performance as the leader of the rustlers who sets up as a farmer near the ranch of the intended victim. Marlon Brando is irresistably quirky as the Irish-accented regulator. He, in my opinion, was brilliant in this.
The story can be a bit slow at times and the conclusion is less than satisfying but along the way the film is extremely entertaining and watchable.
Movie Review: DVD Dissappoints...PG Version Lost It's Edge!
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie (panned by many critics) had been one of my favorites over the years. My wife thinks I'm nuts becauseI believe that "U-Turn" had a great many redeeming values...a classic tragedy in my mind. I am only providing this benchmark so that my opinion of the DVD version of "Missouri Breaks" can be put into context.
There is no point in rehashing the plot details because they are amply covered in other reviews. What I will talk about is the technical details of this release.
The movie, as originally released, had an "R" rating. Therin was most of it's edginess as a western. The language was more contemporary as in "Deadwood". I know that it is silly to suggest that naughty language can make a movie, however at the time this movie was released it was somewhat a novelty and refreshing...especially for a Western. A scene of Jack Nicholson's where he is lamenting the fact that he had to hang around the ranch and maintain the garden while the rest of the gang went off to Canada to rustle some horses is classic as originally rendered. Near comparable to the rye toat scene in "Five Easy Pieces", unfortunately the "PG" version does nothave the "punch".
One highlight of this release is that the video transfer is beautiful. The scenery (filmed on location in Montana)is spectacular...near worth the $12 I paid for the DVD.