JackFavell wrote:he's sort of a mystery character most of the time, one of those quiet men (sorry) who just ride their horses or go into battle without too much self consciousness
Hiya Jackie.... I don't know how "mysterious" he is in this film... but he is pretty much a "quiet man" (ha). Maybe more of a "speak softly and carry a big SHOTGUN" kinda guy. And he is maybe a LITTLE mysterious... especially the way he is dressed and the way he sort of carries himself. (but not nearly so much as he was in... say... TLOTR) I like the way he speaks sometimes... kind of a "half whisper".
And PS... I had forgotten about the Arabian Horse movie(can't recall the name either...ha.) I only caught the last part of it the last time it was on tv, but it did look like a good story.
JackFavell wrote:I almost always enjoy Ed Harris even when he plays a baddie....
Harris did a good job. I like his "matter of fact" way of speaking sometimes. It comes off VERY well in this story.
JackFavell wrote:I had no idea they had made a movie together. They are some nice scenery, even if the story isn't all that much
They kind of make for an odd pair in some ways in this story... but really overall... they mix well together. It is an interesting sort of friendship. Viggo's "Everett" is really almost more of the "sidekick" (at least that is sort of how it looks in the beginning) but w/out revealing too much in the way of spoilers.... in a lot of ways he strikes me as being the stronger of the two men and in the end you wonder if the movie wasn't really more about HIS character than about Virgil (Harris). I guess in reality it is about them BOTH, but maybe it leans first one way and then another... at times.
But they sure make a good "law enforcement team" when they are together. (did Imention there was a lot of shooting and people get shot??? ha) Fortunately I did not have to employ my famous "one hand at an angle over both eyes" technique... ha. (That is my "self defense" when things get too graphic... ha. I figure MOST of the yucky stuff happens in the MIDDLE of the screen... so if I take one hand and cover my eyes at an angle, I can catch the top left and the bottom right portion of the screen and still keep watching. HA. It has taken me YEARS to perfect this technique.)
Anyway... I did not have to do that with this movie... so even though there IS a lot of shoot 'em up stuff going on... it is not "gratuitous".
I have to say, this story has grown on me the more I have tossed it around in my head. I still can't tell you it is as good as many of the older "classic" westerns that I enjoy, and there were things about it that I wish had been better, but still it was a pretty good story overall, especially for a "modern made" western.
, fertilizer, that is, by about 4 parts loam to the one, else the roses 'round your cottage will all be burnin' midst the fumes.
. . especially from those scenes his Mom won't watch . . 