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| ACTORS: | Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | John Sturges |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 14 July, 1972 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Western |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 025192028823 |
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Customer Reviews of Joe Kidd
Sober & Conservative Eastwood Western, still worth the Money Another sober and conservative Eastwood Western, directed by John Sturges this time... Although not as captivating or as intriguing as the following High Plains Drifter, it nevertheless has all the classic ingredients, absolutely great sceneries, a relatively modest story, and a rather fine cast (including Robert Duvall). The existential themes are a bit in the wake and following of Hang 'Em High, i.e. the question of Justice, Right and Wrong, etc. (themes that were to be omnipresent in all of Eastwood's subsequent Westerns). Of course it isn't a truly Fantastic Western, at least by the standard of his following ones (High Plain Drifters, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider), but it's nevertheless still worth a cool watch, if only for the extremely beautiful outdoors...
Just Okay
I really wanted to like this film a lot: what with Clint and Robert Duvall starring together.
But it's just not a very good film. It has the flavor of classic Clint and the western drama but lacks the substance. The story line is too improbable for even the most ardent fan. The dialogue and action are slow and drawn out. Like molasses.
And the climax is just plain limp.
Fortunately, there are so many great Clint westerns to choose from - Hang'em High, Good, Bad, and the Ugly trio, The Outlaw Josey Wales (one of Clint's favorites) that the viewer can still enjoy wonderful westerns of the highest quality - but this isn't one of them.
Three stars.
Not one of my favorites, but a good performance by Duvall
Joe Kidd is not one of my favorite Eastern westerners (and Eastwood is my favorite, hands down, when it comes to films, and the Western is my favorite genre), but it does feature a good performance by Robert Duvall as the heavy. Clint's character is a little too reigned in in this one for my taste, until at the end he runs a steam engine through the town in order to extract some vengeance from Duvall's baddie.
A good supporting cast (as is typical in an Eastwood flick), also featuring John Saxon and Don Stroud.