Review of The Furies (1950) by Robert M — 26 Apr 2013
The Furies was a strange trip. It's an anomaly as Western's go and so will likely throw viewers expecting something a bit more rough-shod for a loop. Walter Huston's character is a compelling one as is his tough and street-smarth (not without her sensitive side) daughter played by Barbara Stanwyck.
The show in this case is the unnerving and complex nature of this father/daughter relationship. Freudians would have a field day with it. But it is fascinating how we see the relationship, fraught with its passionate concessions and later jealousies evolve.
Huston is over-the-top but pulls off his character's affable oaf and cunning devil dichotomy with ease. Stanwyck is almost equal to the task with her no-nonsense steeliness as a front to her romantic dreams (and naivete).
Great character study and development. The story is not an unfamiliar one but Mann does a decent job airing this story out. I didn't rank it higher because the film, while watchable, is not great or even "very good".
This review of The Furies (1950) was written by Robert M on 26 Apr 2013.
The Furies has generally received very positive reviews.
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