Warlock
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Movie Review: warlock the western movie
Summary: 4 Stars
a good western from a much underrated actor looking forward to seeing it again when i saw this the first time i realised what a good actor richard widmark was and he went on to do just as good work in many other genre,s highley recommendedMovie Review: Great Movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, this is a real great western movie with great stars and surprise ending. Only too much talk and dull lighting. Don't miss it!Movie Review: Warlock DVD Review
Summary: 4 Stars
Warlock is an intelligent Western with a fine cast. The widescreen DVD is of good quality.Movie Review: An unjustly neglected Western
Summary: 3 Stars
This unjustly neglected Western, one of the few directed by Edward Dmytryk, the other being "Broken Lance", was too far ahead of its time perhaps because rather than action we get a psychological study of a western town in chaos. In a way, this Western pre-dated "The Unforgiven", "High Plains Drifter" and "The Wild Bunch" into delving into the psychology of the characters and their relationships. There is the town tamer (Fonda) and his buddy (Quinn) who have what one might call a latent homo-erotic relationship underneath their co-dependancy. And the ex-gang member of group of outlaws (Widmark) who gradually shifts to the right side of the law when Fonda & co. start controlling the town. And of course there are the women (Dorothy Malone & Dolores Michaels) who indirectly cause a split in Fonda/Quinn relationship. This was pretty heady stuff for 1959 so I doubt if many people were ready for this--a Western film noir!! And of course, the book, itself, by Oakley Hall had to be severely altered for the film version since it ran well over 600 pages long. Nevertheless if you want to see something other than a standard Western--check this out. Widmark, Fonda & Quinn have never been better!!Movie Review: Not as good as I remembered, but a good, tough, mean Western
Summary: 3 Stars
Saw this as a kid, and was a bit disappointed when I watched the DVD tonight. Edward Dmytryk's direction is a bit slow at times, although the three lead actors bring great authority to their roles, and Quinn in particular has a great time as the creepy (and possibly gay-fixated) right hand to Fonda. The script has lots of shooting and killing, but it seems to be over at least 30 minutes before it actually is, and the many shootouts become repetitious. The female leads bring little to the film; Dorothy Malone pouts and postures, and Dolores Michaels was a fairly colorless ingenue.
Still, the film has its place as a more adult Western than many others, and can be recommended. The quality of the DVD is variable. The widescreen Cinemascope process is well captured, but the colors are often pale and washed out. And speaking of pale, why would Fox show a trailer of the Technicolor DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK in black and white?