Review of Pale Rider (1985) by Scott A — 15 Jun 2013
Okay it looks great. It has the great epic feel of a good western. And it has bad guys, and Clint being the good badass guy.
But my oh my is there no character development. Clint rides in and growls every line. We learn nothing about him, and in the end he leaves.
We kind of get the motivation for the bad guys, they want land, but them seem too stupid to find a common sense ending to it all. Like why attack the people if you just want them to move? Ever hear of a bribe?
The shoot out scene are good, all two of them. And that's a major problem as well. The movie takes FOREVER to get going. The first shootout(kind of) scene isn't until nearly 90 minutes.
And while she was adorable, the 14 year old that wanted a relationship with Clint's character was just...well, it was creepy. Her screaming she loves him was just weird.
It feels like a great western, I just wish there had been more action and maybe at least ONE factoid about Clint during the two hours. And have the mother be in love with him, not the daughter.
This review of Pale Rider (1985) was written by Scott A on 15 Jun 2013.
Pale Rider has generally received positive reviews.
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