Perfectly paced and beautifully shot, this manages to be both a successful piece of revisionism and a classic Western at the same time.

~ Jeff Robson -

Perfectly paced and beautifully shot, this manages to be both a successful piece of revisionism and a classic Western at the same time.

~ Jeff Robson -

Like the baseball diamond that features so prominently in his film, we all know which base will be dutifully tapped next and that a home-run for the characters is inevitable.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Like the baseball diamond that features so prominently in his film, we all know which base will be dutifully tapped next and that a home-run for the characters is inevitable.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A geriatric adventure yarn that creaks with rusty sentiment and is as predictable as Meg Ryan.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A geriatric adventure yarn that creaks with rusty sentiment and is as predictable as Meg Ryan.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

At times Eastwood's character and the journey he undertakes have the resonance of Greek myth.

~ Jeff Robson -

At times Eastwood's character and the journey he undertakes have the resonance of Greek myth.

~ Jeff Robson -

The director (Clint) takes it easy, letting the actors walk through their roles in style.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The director (Clint) takes it easy, letting the actors walk through their roles in style.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A tour de force of stark, pared-to-the-bone craftsmanship.

~ The Exile -

A tour de force of stark, pared-to-the-bone craftsmanship.

~ The Exile -

It is the duality in the myth that makes Milius so fascinating, regardless of what you think of his politics.

~ Owen Van Spall -

It is the duality in the myth that makes Milius so fascinating, regardless of what you think of his politics.

~ Owen Van Spall -

They do, it seems, still sometimes make them like they used to.

~ Andrew Robertson -

They do, it seems, still sometimes make them like they used to.

~ Andrew Robertson -

If you watch one western in your lifetime, make it The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If you watch one western in your lifetime, make it The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A clever film, shot with sophistication, which ... propelled Eastwood to international stardom.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A clever film, shot with sophistication, which ... propelled Eastwood to international stardom.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Eastwood is looking good for a nonagenarian, no doubt, but the idea that not one, but two women four decades his junior would see him as a potential mate through the course of this film, is definitely pushing it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Eastwood is looking good for a nonagenarian, no doubt, but the idea that not one, but two women four decades his junior would see him as a potential mate through the course of this film, is definitely pushing it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As in so many loosely bound thrillers, the denouement doesn't add up and the final shoot-out is farcical.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

As in so many loosely bound thrillers, the denouement doesn't add up and the final shoot-out is farcical.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -