Tom Horn (1980)
7/10
Realistic Modern Western
12 February 2020
Steve McQueen is not as cool here as his usual roles, but he is cool in a different way, he is showing his age and illness, looking a bit rough, but the sparkle in his eyes was still there. His acting is still good.

Linda Evans looks good in her small role, and the supporting actors are good, especially Richard Farnsworth.

It is set in Wyoming but filmed in Arizona, I'm not sure why, but it looks very realistic, a bit bleak as it is set in Winter, but that's reality, the scenery is ok, photography is good, the music matches the bleakness, the direction and editing is a bit off though, you notice the gaps between scenes, the film is a bit boring, because it is so realistic, but most of the scenes are great, filled with period atmosphere, the story is great as well, although partially ruined, about the last period of a real cowboy's life, Tom Horn, where he is hired by a group of ranchers to rid themselves of cattle rustlers, but after he kills a few, they want rid of him, killing a boy and framing him for it, then fix it so he gets hung, a bit sad and despairing.

But despite editing and not being made too well, it is still a good film, if it were made better we would be talking about one of the best, but it was not to be, McQueen was on his way out so I suppose he couldn't give it his all, shame.
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