Got this DVD out of the library recently. It's on the AFI list of recommended movies.
I'm not a fan of Westerns. They are such GUY movies. Usually there is no woman in the movie that acts in any way resembling what I might do.
Or even what any female I know might do.
But I thought I would give it a try.
I am pleased to say that this Western was not that kind of movie. There are some kick-ass females in it!
One, played by Grace Kelly, was a really strong female. She was the sugar one, but she had some real backbone.
You know the kind of woman in a movie who just can't seem to do ANYTHING? During the fight scene, her hero will get his gun kicked away from him, and it will land right at the woman's feet.
AND SHE WILL JUST STARE AT IT!
Stupid female.
But this chicky was not like that. She had some strong convictions. She did stuff. She even grabs the gun at the end.
The other female was the spice. She was actress Katy Jurado, and a latina. BEAUTIFUL, and in total control. She is the one I would want to be, much as I admired Little Bo-Peep Grace Kelly. She had everybody in the palm of her hand, doing what she had to do, and doing it better than anybody else.
The story was good, very suspenseful. I like that the story hinged on the relationships between the characters.
I might even buy this one!
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