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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIf you want to see the missing link between John Wayne's squint and Clint Eastwood's sneer, look no further than Charlton Heston in Major Dundee.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's not a masterpiece, but its story of Civil War enemies banding together for battle against Indian warriors and French soldiers packs an occasional wallop.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisExpanded, Major Dundee is still a mess of great scenes sprinkled among some fairly monotonous action.
- 70SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekAs flawed as it is, Major Dundee maintains its dignity in the face of the injustices that were done to it. Ripped-up and ragtag, it still holds its head high.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt's hard to imagine "The Wild Bunch" having the depth and grace it did without Peckinpah having this experience to draw on, and for that masterful film alone we're grateful to have Major Dundee back among the living again.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe movie still isn't great, but it's an important remonstration to that oldest of all studio-system curses: the producer who thinks he's more creative than the director.
- An offbeat and sometimes jumbled western adventure film. (Review of Original Release)
- 50Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrKeeps building to apocalyptic climaxes that never materialize. (Review of Original Release)
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyMore evident than ever the film is inherently a deeply flawed work that was far from fully realized in both script and shooting.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonWhat rescues Major Dundee in the end from its many conflicts and unresolved passions is Heston.