Review of Vera Cruz (1954) by Brad M — 03 Sep 2007

Classic western with two of Hollywoods greats.

This review of Vera Cruz (1954) was written by Brad M on 03 Sep 2007.

Vera Cruz has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Vera Cruz

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Scott R (2,451) on 08 Nov 2014

Great cast! However, the movie is very boring and lacks direction. This movie manages to go no where, despite the unbelievably talented cast…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Monsieur R (279) on 27 Oct 2010

Average western that makes it's mark due to strong performances by the two leads Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Charles P (1,784) on 11 Feb 2011

Friday, February 11, 2011 (1954) Vera Cruz WESTERN Known western film that was one of the inspirations for Sergio Leones For A Few Dollars…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Will S (635) on 29 Nov 2017

I think if you'd say to yourself, what would a Burt Lancaster and Gary Cooper mashup western look like, this would be that, which is sad, because…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Ryan G (1,232) on 21 Jul 2011

When you pit two giants like Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster together in a film, you quickly see the scale of Lancaster`s charisma and character…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Stream on Demand (168) on 11 Nov 2018

Played out as a seat-of-the-pants con game of shifting alliances and double crosses, it's a cheerfully ruthless tale that served as a veritable…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Julien G (201) on 15 Jan 2010

Un western porte par le talent de ses deux acteurs principaux. Le charisme de Gary Cooper et le sourire Colgate de Burt Lancaster. Grandiose…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Christina C (263) on 18 Feb 2008

Vera Cruz is most notable for two things: it is a precursor to the amoral Sergio Leone antihero westerns, and it pairs two big-screen cowboy…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Scott C (2,765) on 04 Aug 2009

This may be the first Cooper movie I don't like…

Read Review

Review of Vera Cruz (1954)

By Paul D (6,077) on 24 Jul 2007

I just didnt like the part the horse got shot :(…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Ronin (1998)

By John Venable (339) for Supercala.com (431) on 20 Oct 2002

Nothing was resolved in the end except for the fact that I hated it…

Read Review

Review of Viva Maria! (1965)

By Jens T (504) on 06 Jul 2010

Un film qui devait Ãªtre trÃ¨s tendance en 1965 mais qui a trÃ¨s mal vieilli…

Read Review

Review of Blood Diamond (2006)

By Francisco S (456) on 12 May 2016

Blood Diamond had everything to shine, but instead that, Edward Zwick prefered to transform the scenes sequence in a mess, making Leonardo…

Read Review

Review of Alien Resurrection (1997)

By Mcfcdaniel (1) on 12 Oct 2014

An abomination of a movie, for me it's on a par with the AvP drivel that followed it…

Read Review

Review of Rambo (2008)

By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 08 Feb 2008

With its first-person-shooter perspective and gun-andrun narrative, this one’s for the PlayStation crowd. It’s not a movie…

Read Review

Review of Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)

By Dustin D (712) on 02 Oct 2016

Guns of the Magnificent Seven has a better ensemble than the other sequels (not counting the newest), but it ultimately feels formulaic and…

Read Review

Review of City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)

By Brinn O (177) on 17 Oct 2013

A cheap, weary, exhausting waste of time. Its like the city slicker TV special or something.. Ehh…

Read Review

Review of Eight Miles High (2007)

By Robert H (1,967) on 10 Sep 2010

I don't like memoirs to start with. I despise the hippie era of 60's and 70's. Hence, not one movie describing that epoch earned my respect…

Read Review

Review of Khadak (2006)

By Private U (13,627) on 06 Oct 2007

Beautiful photogenic locations and scenes, and a brief moment of amazing mongolian singing and music, but got a little too weird near the end…

Read Review

Review of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

By Patg. (24) on 23 Mar 2007

Well--after 50 minutes of nothing but bloody beatings and shootings and close-ups of anguished, wailing women, my husband and I left the theater…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Vera Cruz

1954

68%43 Reviews

90 Minutes in Heaven

2015

42%89 Reviews

Gothic

1987

54%102 Reviews

Cannibal

2013

57%19 Reviews

The Awakening

1990

56%10 Reviews

Kaw

2007

34%52 Reviews

Prizzi's Honor

1985

68%187 Reviews

Father Goose

1964

76%187 Reviews

Epic

2013

62%747 Reviews

Stepmom

1998

69%447 Reviews