Ray's film is not a romantic comedy, but a Western. Or is it?
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06/24/06
Johnny Guitar (1954)
94 %
Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 17 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Synopsis: An off-kilter but intriguingly sensational western about a lady saloon-keeper who learns her wealth and power can't buy everything as a town full of jealous monsters try to overrun her property. Women wear the pants (and guns) in this pre-feminist exercise in gender neutrality.... [More]
Genre: Westerns
Starring: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Ernest Borgnine, Scott Brady
Reviews
1 - 18 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic
For all its slightly tatty sets and off-the-mark decor, the film abounds in wonderful lines and acting that doesn't betray them.
01/15/04
Top Critic
Compelling, confounding and at times verging on the downright camp, this picture takes a slow- burning but startlingly vivid look at humanity in the outlands.
05/24/03
Top Critic
It's about time it was acclaimed for it what it really is: a genuine western film classic.
10/23/07
Top Critic
Joan Crawford as a gunslinger. Some of the best unintentionally funny dialogue ever.
10/11/02
One of those classic westerns that has maintained its status by reinventing itself every decade since its release in 1954.
07/11/02
For all its violence, this is a surpassingly tender, sensitive film, Ray's gentlest statement of his outsider theme.
01/01/00
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