The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

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CJ W @RT51175372 4d Loved the plot and production/direction. The scenes - as disjointed and asynchronous as they might be - are authentic. The acting is surprisingly good from our flawed protagonist, Mr. Reynolds - and surprisingly poor by Mr. Hamilton. All in all, a slow, plotting, compelling story of love and redemption. The young man who plays Reynold’s son (from the entitled "Cat Dancing") did a wonderful job, his inner conflict and growing maturity both well-written and acted. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. The "damndest" western I’ve seen! See more 02/27/2016 A provokative and thoughtful western, although extremely slow paced. See more 07/22/2014 Burt Reynolds followed up his strong performance in "Deliverance" with this film, which did give him the opportunity to show off that he did have an acting range, but unfortunately, this film was pretty boring. Directed by Richard C. Sarafian, who later made the excelling "Vanishing Point", directed this film, but the story of an independent woman, Sarah Miles, who leaves her husband, George Hamilton, and hooks up with a band of outlaws led by Reynolds had potential, but the film drowns in self seriousness and mock emotion. A good cast is wasted, which included Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden, Jay Silverheels. John Williams provided the films fine score. See more 02/23/2013 One of Burt's better films of the 70's See more 09/06/2012 Based on the 1972 novel by Marilyn Durham, and directed by Richard C. Sarafian (Vanishing Point (1971)), this is a romantic western that's also tough and downright dirty. It was meant to showcase a softer side to it's star, who had been in some tough films up until then, but production problems marred it's reputation, despite all good intentions. Set in the old west, around the turn of the century, Jay Wesley Grobard (Burt Reynolds), is a train robber who is in the process of holding up one train, when he ends up with excess baggage in the form of Catherine Crocker (Sarah Miles), who is on the run from her cruel husband (George Hamilton), who has teamed up with lawman Lapchance (Lee J. Cobb), who is hot on Grobard's tail. It turns out Grobard isn't a bad person, he's a father with two children, that live with an Indian tribe, their mother was an Indian called Cat Dancing. Even though Catherine is repulsed by Grobard's behaviour, she soons warms to him, seeing him as the man her husband can never be, and they end up staying one step ahead of Lapchance and his men. It's a good western, but it had one hell of a troubled production, Miles' boyfriend/manager committed suicide during filming, Reynolds suffered a herniated disc and John Williams only had a week to compose a new score after Michel Legrand's score was rejected. Despite all this, it holds together, Reynolds and Miles have chemistry, and it's quite a sweet love store as well. See more 08/29/2010 Unfortunate name aside, this is a pretty good, fairly low key drama set in the old west. Burt Reynolds was at the height of his career, playing a strong, silent type. Sarah Miles is the meek woman who falls in with his gang of ruffians. With Lee J. Cobb and George Hamilton in hot pursuit, they travel across some gorgeous scenery and get into occasional trouble. Veteran character actor Jack Warden turns in a frightening supporting performance. Like a lot of westerns, it is a bit overlong and could have used some more liberal editing. Worth a watch. See more Read all reviews

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