Review of Bite the Bullet (1975) by Rahul P — 10 Dec 2011
Bite the bullet has breathtaking visuals, several intriguing characters and an endurance race that spans the almost entire length of the movie itself.
The horses trek miles through mountains, deserts and rivers over several days to reach the finish point first, for a prize pot of 2000 dollars. The racers are an interesting bunch.
One is a Mexican with a tooth ache, another, a kid who mouths profanities every second and treats horses like slaves.
There is a Miss Jones, the tough female racer who is doing it for her convict-husband. Then there is Sam Clayton (Gene Hackman) who loves horses, even stays back for people who fall ill or get hurt during the race, kind of a cowboy messiah.
Its got everything going for one hell of a picture, but let me remind you that its an endurance race that crosses 2 hours on the screen. :).
We start to really feel it by then.
This review of Bite the Bullet (1975) was written by Rahul P on 10 Dec 2011.
Bite the Bullet has generally received positive reviews.
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