Review of Jeremiah Johnson (1972) by Adam D — 15 Dec 2008
Jeremiah Johnson, a deserter from the Mexican/ American war struts up into the mountains, becomes a trapper, lives hard, befriends other strange frontiersmen (one of whom is a dead man frozen to a tree), patches together an unlikely family unit and battles hordes of Crow Indians in a hellish, timberland landscape.
This is one of the greatest movies ever made, fueled by hyperrealistic 19th century dialogue and wardrobe. It's a prime of example of a historical film as a time machine. The ultimate guy flick, you're no man if you don't understand or dig this movie.
Again, the dialogue, by John Milius (JAWS, Apocolypse Now) is some of the best ever in movies; smart, colorful, hilarious, subtly profane and poetic. Bad ass.
This review of Jeremiah Johnson (1972) was written by Adam D on 15 Dec 2008.
Jeremiah Johnson has generally received very positive reviews.
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