Review of Ride the High Country (1962) by Garrett C — 27 Oct 2015
Far more engaging and tolerable than Peckinpah's other works, which doesn't say much. I didn't get a lot of the nostalgia the movie tried to play up between Scott and McCrea since I never saw their westerns.
The marriage subplot was totally overdone and grotesque. Tons of cliches here despite the "revisionist" label this and every other Peckinpah work always gets. The best thing about this film was its closing shot, which was masterful.
Otherwise, a by the numbers picture made to be a send off to two greats. Works to ward off insomnia.
This review of Ride the High Country (1962) was written by Garrett C on 27 Oct 2015.
Ride the High Country has generally received very positive reviews.
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