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Movie Reviews of Warlock
Movie Review: Best unknown Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn Western
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been waiting for years for this film to finally be released on DVD format so that I could add it to my library. This Western not only has all of the elements of a great western but of a wonderful story. Gun slinging shoot outs, back shooters, bad guy trying to go good and shade of gray good guys who are real bad customers make this a well spun story. If you have never seen Henry Fonda play a tuff, no nonsense, tortured, dark character you must see this film. Anthony Quinn is brilliant as ever and to combine him with Fonda was inspired casting. Richard Widmark, and Dorothy Marlone turn in very tight performances, thou slightly stylized for the time. And Deforest Kelley as a sort of gun slinging kick about is wonderful to see before the days of his type cast role as "Bones" in the first "Startrek" series. I think that this film was never recognized because of the fate of it's producer and director Edward Dmytryk - one of the infamous "Hollywood Ten." The HUAC actually threw Dmytryk in prison for refusing to cooperate, and after several months he decided to name names. Thus marking him for the rest of his life and probably why this film is so unknown. You can rent this film I'm sure, but why bother when you will want to buy it to add it to your library. Trust me.Movie Review: Adult Western with a Difference
Summary: 5 Stars
My first viewing of Warlock was in 1959 and it has remained vividly in my memory as a great western with not one, but three major Male leads in the one film. And at last I have got me an excellent copy. It was an adult Western and it still is. If everyone thought that Brokeback Mountain was the first gay cowboy movie take a double look at Warlock. The interaction between Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn was rather electrifying for its day. Having said that tho, I found Warlcok to be an excellent drama played out against a huge beautiful canvas that is the West. With the added touch of violence and romance, Warlock has remained to this day, a well directed, acted and written film about the human conflict that is played out by the characters throuhgout the film. Although the female leads were there just as an added attraction, Dolores Michaels and Dorothy Malone both handed in adequate roles which added to the tension of the story.
DVD transfer was very good and colours were vibrant especially in the outdoor shots.
I am so glad that I have at last got a copy of this film.
Movie Review: A Bold Western
Summary: 5 Stars
Richard Widmark has the leading role in director Edward Dmytryk's WARLOCK (1959), a bold, intelligently scripted drama for its day that even includes hints of homosexuality.
Warlock is a small frontier town that is being terrorized by an outlaw gang, led by Tom Drake. The desperate townspeople hire a well-known gunslinger (Henry Fonda) to get rid of Drake.
Along with his traveling companion (Anthony Quinn), a crippled gambler, Fonda brings order to the community, but then Widmark, a reformed member of Drake's gang, is hired as the town's legally appointed deputy sheriff.
Now, with two lawmen in Warlock, each with a competing agenda, a tense confrontation is brewing that can only lead to a deadly showdown.
Dorothy Malone and Dolores Michaels co-star.
© Michael B. Druxman
Movie Review: LAW AND DISORDER
Summary: 5 Stars
Edward Dmytryk is not considered as a giant among American directors. He directed good movies such as CROSSFIRE (1947) or even excellent films like BROKEN LANCE (1954) but doesn't enjoy the status of John Ford, Vincente Minnelli or Howard Hawks. Yet, I must admit that WARLOCK was a revelation to me that incites me now to rediscover his works.
WARLOCK seems to belong to the western genre but if you except the shootings and replace them -in your mind- by simple verbal quarrels, the movie becomes a fascinating psychological drama. And, at the end of the movie, you'll notice that Edward Dmytryk has carefully avoided all the usual Hollywood clichés of the genre and created a masterpiece worthy of staying in your DVD collection.
A DVD zone thinking cowboys.
Movie Review: Classic Entertainment
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I can't add much to what other reviewers have said, in my opinion, this movie is one of those you can enjoy watching countless times yet each time seems just as fresh as the first!
Great cast...great storyline and great Utah locations are just a few of the things that make this film one that is deserving of a place in any western library. If you love classic westerns, you can't go wrong with this one!!