Category: EnglishMy lack of Hindi films leads me to this next review, alebit from one of the greatest film-makers from Hollywood the impeccable and highly under-rated - Howard Hawks. His movies have long stood the test of time and appreciated by some point even by Cahiers du Cinema (whose distinguished writers included Truffaut, Godard among others). The movie is also based on a novel.
The film is the second part of a trilogy by Hawks so I might have gotten into something not completely understood, the dialogues are what struck me the most since it follows a very conversational flow. The movie follows about a year or so in the lives of the Sheriff of a town who becomes an alcoholic and the town needs to be brought under control with the help of his close friend and gun for hire. The only disappointing part of this film had to be the final fight which even though has a really solid gun slinging antagonist it ends prematurely... There's also a really young James Caan in here!
Recommendation level: 3.5/5 - Refreshing, John Wayne, Howard Hawks, the Wild West. It's not the best possible cinema you might encounter but it has tremendous value in terms of it's legacy and style created.
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