The Furies (1950)

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• Bob S

  
  Western Noir Epic Melodrama. (NOT a Buddy Movie, NOT a Musical.) A transitional and somewhat uneven work for Mann. Worth a look for many reasons - including bravaura final performance by Walter Huston. I want Barbara Stanwyck to kick my ass. There, I said it.

• jay n

  
  Robust western with greek tragedy overtones. Stanwyck is great as always matched by Huston and Anderson.

• Stella D

  
  a great overlooked western from anthony mann. walter huston is always a joy to watch and in his last film he plays the boss of the furies, a man so powerful he prints his own currency. barbara stanwyck plays his willful daughter who's determined to control his ranch one way or… More
  a great overlooked western from anthony mann. walter huston is always a joy to watch and in his last film he plays the boss of the furies, a man so powerful he prints his own currency. barbara stanwyck plays his willful daughter who's determined to control his ranch one way or another. she may have come from brooklyn but she looks like she belongs in the vast western landscapes. it's a compelling family melodrama with wonderful performances all around and great chemistry between father and daughter with their conflicts and tough talk. you'd almost think they were related. it's well worth checking out altho perhaps wrapped up a little too neatly in the end

• Ken S

  
  Stanwyck delivers my 2nd favorite "office supply goes into somebody's face" moment of 2008.

• Michael G

  
  This was such an amazing movie. Barbara Stanwyck was her usual amazing self and Walter Huston was as entertaining as ever--not to mention their obvious chemistry together as also being worth mentioning. Anthony Mann's direction and sweeping landscapes are arguably the real draw… More
  This was such an amazing movie. Barbara Stanwyck was her usual amazing self and Walter Huston was as entertaining as ever--not to mention their obvious chemistry together as also being worth mentioning. Anthony Mann's direction and sweeping landscapes are arguably the real draw here as The Furies carries over some elements from his film noir days. The Furies is an overlooked and almost perfect example of epic storytelling that would echo into movies like Giant and There Will Be Blood. Completely worth the priciness that a Criterion DVD demands. This movie definitely has a few flaws but they're negligible when you look at the big (or whole) picture. And goddamn if that scissors scene didn't get your attention...

• cody f

  
  This film is just a treat. Walter Huston is a bat shit crazy rancher living it up in the twilight of his life. Stanwyck is his bat shit crazy daughter who wants to run the ranch hey way. Wendell Corey is a bat shit crazy gambler bent on revenge against Huston, but he and Stanwyck are… More
  This film is just a treat. Walter Huston is a bat shit crazy rancher living it up in the twilight of his life. Stanwyck is his bat shit crazy daughter who wants to run the ranch hey way. Wendell Corey is a bat shit crazy gambler bent on revenge against Huston, but he and Stanwyck are in love. Judith Anderson is the bat shit crazy greedy new wife of Huston who wants his money and ranch. You put all of this together you have one really entertaing western from Anthony Mann. The story is really good, but the performances are what makes this movie run. This was Huston's last film and he goes out with a bang. This may be one of my favorite Stanwyck roles and that's saying a lot. Corey and Anderson also give amazing performances. I highly recommend this film, it's impossible not to have a good time.

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