Written by James M. Tate / 5/06/2019 / No comments / action , adventure , ben johnson , candace bergen , ensemble , gene hackman , james coburn , jan-michael vincent , richard brooks , sally kirkland , seventies , western
GENE HACKMAN RIDES IN 'BITE THE BULLET' WITH JAMES COBURN
James Coburn in BITE THE BULLET Year: 1975 |
BITE THE BULLET is a Western action/adventure about a horse race more character-driven than horse-driven, and that's good and bad since the characters are played by wonderful actors who share a few wonderful moments, but some are borderline cliché: Like pacifist Gene Hackman as an ex Rough Rider who may have been the founder of PETA while Candace Bergen is a modern feminist in chaps, and would have been more realistic if played by tougher-looking "hooker" Sally Kirkland, who'd sell her body the same year in another Western, BREAKHEART PASS: both featuring a pivotal train and veteran actor Ben Johnson, here an old-timer with a predictable death scene...
James Coburn and Jan-Michael Vincent Bite the Bullet SCORE: *** |
As for that long-distance, two-thousand dollar scramble, it's impossible to tell who's got the edge since everyone basically hangs out together in-between. Meanwhile, there are good guys and bad guys, each making themselves obvious from the get-go like in classic Westerns, and writer/director Richard Brooks has created a glorious, deliberately nostalgic Cowboy Picture: the usual brown plateaus flow smoothly and splendidly into vast white deserts, and vice versa. But while an idealistic Anti-Western is one thing, and very common in the Renaissance 1970's, an Anti-Race-Adventure is something else entirely.
Gene Hackman in BITE THE BULLET |
Jan-Michael Vincent slowly shapes up in BITE THE BULLET |
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