[Eastwood] gets to the heart of the matter briskly, orchestrates his confrontations intelligently and gets off without lingering unduly over the resultant ugliness.
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10/26/08
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
97 %
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Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 28
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: As the film opens, Josey Wales is a simple farmer in Missouri. When a vicious band of Union Red Legs, led by Terrill (Bill McKinney), burns his home to the ground, killing his wife and son, Wales joins a gang of Confederate raiders, determined... [More]
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Reviews for The Outlaw Josey Wales
Top Critic An epic journey to redemption, set against a riveting portrait of a battered country.
10/26/08
Demonstrated Eastwood's ability to recreate his first starring role, as the mythic Man with No Name of the Italian Westerns, and to subtly undercut it through comedy and mockery.
01/26/06
Eastwood is such a taciturn and action-oriented performer that it's easy to overlook the fact that he directs many of his movies -- and many of the best, most intelligent ones.
10/23/04
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Top Critic The Greatest Western Ever made . . . [Eastwood's] trademark squint and scowl are brandished to full effect
03/19/03
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