Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Easily one of the most accessible Westerns, the cast of characters is small and each of them is clearly distinct from one another. None of that ambiguous character nonsense. Even though we've seen Doc Holiday and Wyatt Earp before (and since), their treatments here are individually styled, so you always know what you're getting. 

The build up and eventual gathering at the O.K. Corral is not at all just a device to get them there, the story holds up as its own and the gunfight seems like the logical conclusion to the film. In all, its a very well done film. Very well done.

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