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A strong central performance from Steve McQueen and absorbingly contemplative direction from Sam Peckinpah make rodeo drama Junior Bonner a classic character study.
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[Steve] McQueen's reticent personality and hypnotic physical grace are in perfect service, and the air of authenticity is stinging. May 30, 2018 | Full Review…
[Steve] McQueen's reticent personality and hypnotic physical grace are in perfect service, and the air of authenticity is stinging.
Michael Atkinson
Sam Peckinpah's reputation for violence is herein exorcised in the rodeo and brawl sequences. Audiences which consider such rough-and-tumble as innocuous, vicarious ventilation will get their fill, though others may perceive a bit more. March 26, 2009 | Full Review…
Sam Peckinpah's reputation for violence is herein exorcised in the rodeo and brawl sequences. Audiences which consider such rough-and-tumble as innocuous, vicarious ventilation will get their fill, though others may perceive a bit more.
Variety Staff
The movie simply never comes together and works as a whole. The material is terribly thin. October 23, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The movie simply never comes together and works as a whole. The material is terribly thin.
Roger Ebert
Junior Bonner, based on an excellent original screenplay by Jeb Rosebrook, is Peckinpah in the benignly comic mood that, I suspect, is much more the natural fashion of this fine director than is the gross, intellectualized mayhem. May 20, 2003 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Junior Bonner, based on an excellent original screenplay by Jeb Rosebrook, is Peckinpah in the benignly comic mood that, I suspect, is much more the natural fashion of this fine director than is the gross, intellectualized mayhem.
Vincent Canby
Junior Bonner may be the least Peckinpah-like in content, but it's very much like his other work in spirit. May 30, 2001
Junior Bonner may be the least Peckinpah-like in content, but it's very much like his other work in spirit.
Keith Phipps
A film filled to overflowing with small, subtle beauties. January 1, 2000 | Full Review…
A film filled to overflowing with small, subtle beauties.
Don Druker
Junior Bonner is considerably better than most of the reviews it has been receiving would lead you to believe. January 7, 2020 | Full Review…
Junior Bonner is considerably better than most of the reviews it has been receiving would lead you to believe.
Robert Sullivan
Brilliantly played by Steve McQueen. May 30, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Brilliantly played by Steve McQueen.
Tony Sloman
There are broken dreams to tend to and long simmering antagonisms to manage, with Peckinpah keeping his distance, giving "Junior Bonner" a lived-in feel that's gentle on the senses but occasionally hard on the heart... May 30, 2018 | Full Review…
There are broken dreams to tend to and long simmering antagonisms to manage, with Peckinpah keeping his distance, giving "Junior Bonner" a lived-in feel that's gentle on the senses but occasionally hard on the heart...
Brian Orndorf
The historical moment is precious, as its only constant is flux. August 9, 2015 | Full Review…
The historical moment is precious, as its only constant is flux.
Michael Pattison
... a gentle character study and a lyrical portrait of family, respect and integrity in the face of adversity. July 19, 2009 | Full Review…
... a gentle character study and a lyrical portrait of family, respect and integrity in the face of adversity.
Sean Axmaker
...the leisurely pace effectively prevents the viewer from wholeheartedly connecting with the material. July 9, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
...the leisurely pace effectively prevents the viewer from wholeheartedly connecting with the material.
David Nusair
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