A good movie

Even though Michael Cimino had been blacklisted throughout most of his career, I always had a weak spot for his work so I was really eager to check his directing debut. Well, eventually, the whole thing was just too damned random and chaotic to ever really work but its massive randomness was also quite appealing. For example, you only need to see the insane way the main characters meet up at the beginning of this film. Still, it was all rather hit and miss, there were some scenes that felt seriously pointless and I didn't care much for this downbeat ending, even if it was a daring choice. Anyway, the best thing about this movie was to have Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges together and they made a really neat duo. Eventually, even though Eastwood did try to shake up his image for his movie, he never really succeeded but he was still pretty cool as usual. On the other hand, I was really impressed by Jeff Bridges who pretty much stole the show (eventually, he would even be nominated for an Academy Award for his performance). To conclude, even though it wasn't a masterpiece, it was a still a solid directing debut and it is definitely worth a  look, especially if you like the genre. 

7/10