Review of McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) by Dan B — 13 Jan 2011
Set in some town in either British Columbia or Washington (my guess is Washington although it is filmed in B.C.), Robert Altman's rather bizarre but fascinating period piece shows the building of a town and business.
It follows the life of the man named McCabe (Warren Beatty) who establishes and a business with a seedy, drugatic English woman (Julie Christie). They establish a brothel or whorehouse, with plenty of nudity seen within the film.
The film progresses slowly although times does fly by when watching it, with a soundtrack down by Leonard Cohen, as the town and businesses are being built on side of a wooded mountain. The acting is natural, especially well done by Christie, and the set pieces along with the trackless train engine and cars are beautiful.
The chemistry between Christie and Beatty's character is very interesting and a odd type of love, that soon blossoms during the plot. It is hard to describe what type of film this, because it really is not a western, since those mainly take place in more arid regions and with different costumes.
It was very interesting film.
This review of McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) was written by Dan B on 13 Jan 2011.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller has generally received very positive reviews.
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