Review of The Missouri Breaks (1976) by Tristan F — 24 Aug 2008

I had heard that this was a much derided flop at the time, but it's actually a pretty engaging Western. Nicholson is really good as the sensitive rustler. Of course, he can't be anything but low-key and real in comparison to Brando's swing-for-the-fences, tear-up-the-script, change-accent-every-scene, classically-weird-late-1970s-performances as a hired gun.