Review of Pale Rider (1985) by Otto P — 16 Sep 2008
Do you like Christopher Walken movies? The good, the deep psychological studies, the creepy pseudo-underworld /misfit characters that have unfortunately typecast one of America's greatest and multi-talented contemporary actors? Do you like Abel Ferrara movies? The down in the muck, inner-city examinations of the seedier motivations and lifestyles-the side of life many of us would like to ignore, but are intrigued by nonetheless? Low budget and a lot of sand are trademarks of Ferrara's films (Fear City, The Addiction, The Funeral) and this is no exception, but the term stylish is defined here.
You see, you hear, you FEEL the environment-the nasty low morality hustlers of the five Burroughs����.Much congrats to Alex Tovoularis' production design. King of New York may not be as famous as Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant in the world of the cinema-geek, but maybe it should be.
Joe Delia's haunting soundtrack is a perfect compliment to Bojan Bazelli's moody visuals-Walken's confrontation scene of the old-style Mafiosos is as classic as it is intense. Man, do I love this movie.
This review of Pale Rider (1985) was written by Otto P on 16 Sep 2008.
Pale Rider has generally received positive reviews.
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