Ultra-Slick to a Fault but Slightly Off-Beat Technicolor Western with an Against Type Challenge for Jack Lemon as a Tenderfoot on the Trail.
Glenn Ford is a Stalwart with an Inconsistent Supporting Cast.
Brian Donlevy is Wasted and the Romantic Sub-Plot Fails to Deliver Much.
There are some Suspenseful Set-Pieces.
A Cattle-Car Thrill, among a few others.
But Overall the Glossy Look does the Grit No Good.
The Lack of Action Holds it Back from the Best of the Type.
Entertaining to a Point but Falls Short of anything Much Except Jack Lemon's Transforming Acting Turn and Character Arch that Impresses.
It does Nothing to make it Rise Above its Raisin'.
But Manages to Deliver some Things that Fans of the Genre Expect.
Just Not Enough to make a Difference.
Worth a Watch with Low-Expectations.
Glenn Ford is a Stalwart with an Inconsistent Supporting Cast.
Brian Donlevy is Wasted and the Romantic Sub-Plot Fails to Deliver Much.
There are some Suspenseful Set-Pieces.
A Cattle-Car Thrill, among a few others.
But Overall the Glossy Look does the Grit No Good.
The Lack of Action Holds it Back from the Best of the Type.
Entertaining to a Point but Falls Short of anything Much Except Jack Lemon's Transforming Acting Turn and Character Arch that Impresses.
It does Nothing to make it Rise Above its Raisin'.
But Manages to Deliver some Things that Fans of the Genre Expect.
Just Not Enough to make a Difference.
Worth a Watch with Low-Expectations.