How much you enjoy the film overall depends on your interest or affection for the rodeo but there are some really fine performances. McQueen is fine but Robert Preston and Ida Lupino really take acting honors as his parents. The scene between them on the stairs is an example of w...( read more)
Ive seriously tried my ass of to get in to this..but i cant. Its boring as hell and puts me to sleep evrytime. I LOVE Peckinpah, but what the hell was he thinking about with this. Who the hell finds Rodeo films entertaining. And slo-mo bulldozers!? He mustve been really letting t...( read more)
Nice movie about a rodeo-cowboy played by Steve McQueen. Also starring Ida Lupino and Robert Preston as his parents.
Psychological drama about a down-on-his-luck rodeo horseman that returns to his hometown to see his folks. A rather quiet flick for Peckinpah but still interesting, especially for it's depiction of the rodeo competition and to top it all : Steve McQueen. Enough said.
This is a disappointing outing from Peckinpah and McQueen, despite the fact that it picks up emotional steam toward its conclusion. There is no reason to get attached to any of the characters until at least the last quarter of the film, and mainly only because McQueen's silence b...( read more)
Am I the only one to enjoy the irony behind the title of this movie?.... Come on!... Junior bonner?!... Wanna bet that the guy who had the idea for this title is somehow linked to the clergy?
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