A good movie

First of all, it is important to note that, in fact, this movie was actually probably the first one Eastwood has directed which was really heralded by the critics and it is nowadays considered as a classic. As far as I’m concerned, it is not actually the best Western he has directed and 'Unforgiven' remains easily his best in my opinion. In fact, to be honest, I frankly failed to see what so great about the damned thing but I have to admit that it was still quite  enjoyable. Basically, you had all the standard ingredients : the farmer whose family has been raped and murdered and who becomes a ruthless killer, the Civil war, some Indians, some bounty hunters,... Obviously, Clint Eastwood gave here his usual bad-ass performance and I thought he was once again pretty awesome and the old Indian guy was pretty cool too. The funny thing was that Eastwood was not even supposed to be directing this flick but Philip Kauffman, the screenwriter, left at the beginning of the shooting and eventually it became one of the most highly regarded movies directed by the legendary director. Anyway, to conclude, even though I don't think it was anything really original, it was still a very well made and entertaining Western and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10