Review of Valdez Is Coming (1971) by Michael T — 10 Aug 2008
Before he started writing hip urban crime dramas, Elmore Leonard wrote western novels that were very gritty and often dealt with the theme of racism. Burt Lancaster is a somewhat unlikely Mexican-American deputy-constable who takes on John Cypher and his gang of pistoleros.
Cypher is a racist (most of his hired guns are Mexicans whome he feels superior to) and he underestimates the easy-going Bob Valdez who was once in the U.S. Army and "hunted" Apaches until "he learned not to.
" Worth watching.
This review of Valdez Is Coming (1971) was written by Michael T on 10 Aug 2008.
Valdez Is Coming has generally received positive reviews.
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