Pale Rider (1985)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:22
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: A girl kneels over the grave of her murdered dog, praying for a miracle, while off in the distance, a man rides toward town on a pale horse. Clint Eastwood's PALE RIDER was the filmmaker's first... [More]
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Chris Penn
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Reviews for Pale Rider
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Pale Rider does nothing to disprove the wisdom that this genre is best left to the revival houses. A double feature of Shane and Eastwood's High Plains Drifter will do just fine, thanks. Full Review |
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 3.5/4 |
It had been so long since a quality western had hit America's screens that it appears as if Eastwood purposely set out to remind audiences of all the elements that make the genre work. Full Review |
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It's all been seen before, but Eastwood serves it up with authority, fine craftsmanship and a frequent sense of fun. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
His saddle bag is a mixed one, though Pale Rider still has the touch of quality associated with latter-day Eastwood. [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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6/10 |
...who else would you want coming to your rescue than the Preacher Man With No Name? Full Review |
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It's a lightweight, easygoing affair, reminiscent of some of Hawks' or Ford's lesser Westerns. Full Review |
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B+ |
Eastwood's mythic Western divided film critics: Some were baffled by the audacity of his playing a religious figure, while others claimed he was just embodying the mysterious knight-stranger, a common character in classic Westerns. Full Review |
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It's good to be back in the saddle again. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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3/5 |
Not Clint's best western, but entertaining enough.
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4/5 |
A severely underrated western, one of Eastwood's most stylish.
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3/5 |
Clint's return to westerns is just ok.
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4/5 |
One of Eastwood's best oaters
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4/4 |
[Eastwood] understands so well how he works on the screen that the movie has a resonance that probably was not even there in the screenplay. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Clint Eastwood stars as the mysterious stranger who arrives in a town and challenges the citizens to fight evil. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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A lesser Western by Eastwood's standards, but many a filmmaker would consider this a career high point. Full Review |
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I'm just now beginning to realize that, though Mr. Eastwood may have been improving over the years, it's also taken all these years for most of us to recognize his very consistent grace and wit as a filmmaker. Full Review |
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5/5 |
See it if you haven't.
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4/5 |
Eastwood in fine form.
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