Along with Chinatown and Bonnie and Clyde this is one of Faye's best roles. .You kinda want her to loosen up as Scott suggests. But she remains convincing as a single minded woman obsessed with delivering a fortune in oil. Plus she also remains beautiful. Scott is a little miscast as a downtrodden depression hobo. Not to mention he is also a very pudgy downtrodden depression hobo. Millsy is along for his usual capabable supporting role . I never understood what Palance was doing hanging around waiting. I guess there was a legal hitch preventing him from just taking over the well. It was never very well explained. All in all it's a decent enough film and of special interest if you are a fan of Faye Dunaway or George C Scott . Scott seems to be trying to distance himself from the authoritian role in Patton and I have to say he sort of succeeds. One thing I really hated was that dimwitted Anne Murray song they kept playing which had nothing to do with the movie. I guess the Producer Stanley Kramer, was hoping for a sort of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" type association with the movie. Anyway it's just annoying and intrusive. Actually similar to the effect "Raindrops" had in Butch Cassidy.
Review of Oklahoma Crude
