with a lot of sitting around and phony hijinx. Crummy and stale and so lazy I fell asleep. Turned it off half way thru. Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson worthless; Jack Kelly even more so.Never heard of this one and besides that the director Burt Kennedy was mostly crap except for his early days.
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You're either a girl or you're gay. The movie may not be much, but I was so entranced with Angie Dickenson's beauty I barely noticed it... and I'm a straight girl!
shareI am neither and one doesn't watch westerns for nice looking women -- a good story does the trick. Forgetable and duller than tarnex.
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Thanks for replying. It made me re-read your post and notice something.
Just as a kind of unwritten general rule, it is not good form to comment on a movie you didn’t watch. By your own admission you both “fell asleep” and “turned it off halfway thru [sic]”. Although it might be significant that you fell asleep, you should make allowances for the fact that the second half might have picked up.
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This is from my review where I note the film's positives and negatives:
The story is based on Will Henry’s “Who Rides with Wyatt,” a fictionalized novel that focuses on Wyatt Earp’s relationship with young Billy Clanton, but the names were changed for the movie. Wyatt becomes Marshal Kane (Mitchum), Billy Clanton becomes Billy Young (Walker Jr.) and the town villain is named after the corrupt sheriff of Tombstone, John Behan. The plot is similar to 1959’s “Rio Bravo” and 1966’ “El Dorado” while the tone is akin to “El Dorado” and 1968’s “Bandolero!” Speaking of the latter, the quirky nature of the score by Shelly Manne is reminiscent of the score to “Bandolero!,” albeit not quite as good, yet still very notable (of course, some hate it). Robert Mitchum sings the title song.
If you favor any of those three films you’ll likely appreciate “Young Billy Young,” although it’s the least of them. While the cast is great, with Mitchum towering as the fearless and confident protagonist, and there are numerous impressive Western visuals – e.g. the awe-inspiring locomotive/train, the magnificent stagecoach and the ensuing stagecoach hold-up attempt – there are too many glaring unlikelihoods. For instance, why don’t the bandits chasing the stagecoach simply shoot one of the eight horses linked to it? That’d bring it down real quick. Nevertheless, there was enough here for an enjoyable Western experience, even though you might say “Yeah, right” now and then. The chemistry between Mitchum and Dickinson is palpable and there’s a moving line the latter says to the former that steals the show.
Watch it for Mitchum. And the line he delivers at the end...
shareThere is nothing worthless about seeing Angie Dickerson in a tub. The biggest problem is if you watch the movie you will see elements of other movies in it. Including Mitchum carrying Angie off of a stage against her will. That was something Mitchum did 14 years earlier to Marilyn Monroe in River Of No Return. Angie's saloon singer was very similar to her character in Rio Bravo ( but much harder). That said I liked the movie. Especially Angie. What you see in her during the movie is character growth. She admits that she is not nice and uses and gets used by men ( like Jack Kelly). It begins when Kane ( Mitchum) takes his hat off in her presence ( and she notes that Kane is the first man to do that in a long time). Spoilers ahead; and ends in the final shot you see how happy she is that Kane will not only take her away and marry her, but get her a new wardrobe so she can start over fresh:
shareSorry you feel that way, I enjoyed this just as much as his other westerns.
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