Review of The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) by Eric R — 09 Jan 2009
A truly inspiring and exceptional piece of work. Even more surprising since I only heard about it a couple of days ago. It is truly a forgotten classic and deserves to be mentioned alongside the greatest westerns and the greatest films.
Similar in tone to 12 Angry Men, we see an angry group track down three men they believe murdered a friend. It's dark and infuriating but beautifully written. The brilliance of Fonda's role is that he is the main character, but not one of the main players in the "incident".
He is neither the leader of the posse, nor the man most against it, nor the deputy etc. He is just a man and from his point of view we get a long look inside every character. It's amazing stuff with an ending that lives up to and in many ways surpasses all that came before it.
This review of The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) was written by Eric R on 09 Jan 2009.
The Ox-Bow Incident has generally received very positive reviews.
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