Review of High Plains Drifter (1973) by Hector G — 02 Dec 2018
High Plains Drifter is a bleak, ugly film that (TM)s unlike anything Clint Eastwood has made since. Dismissed by some critics at the time as derivative of Eastwood mentors Sergio Leone and Don Siegel, today High Plains Drifter appears daringly original, entering genre territory neither of those filmmakers ever dared to tread.
Uneasy from the first notes of Dee Bartonï¿ 1/2(TM)s quivering score, the film is pitched somewhere between a horror movie and a psychedelic acid western. It even flirts with the supernatural and is more reminiscent of a ghost story transposed to a traditional western setting than any straightforward oater of its day.
High Plains Drifter contains numerous delightful details, such as the tombstones named for Clintï¿ 1/2(TM)s film-making mentors, Sergio Leone and Don Siegel, which just goes to show there is more than one ghost at work in the wildly symbolic spaces of this fine film.
This is an amazing film. If you are a fan of EASTWOOD you owe it to yourself to rent this movie asap.(Most underrated Eastwood western).
This review of High Plains Drifter (1973) was written by Hector G on 02 Dec 2018.
High Plains Drifter has generally received very positive reviews.
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