Oct 15, 2012

High Plains Drifter (1973)

I have to admit, I didn’t foresee an opening where Clint Eastwood rapes some mouthy broad in a barn. If he’s not the hero of the movie, who is? The town of cowards gives him the run of the place in exchange for helping them fend off three vengeful outlaws. He takes on a dwarf sidekick to do his bidding. It’s all very strange. I prefer my westerns with more traditional plots, sans literary references to The Scarlett Letter or winks at posthumous ghost cowboys looking for revenge.

Rating: D+

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