Now, I do not want to infer that I did not enjoy Tom Horn... I love pretty much anything with Steve McQueen in it, he truly IS the "King of Cool." However, this film really did not ding my bells in any particular manner. It was beautifully filmed, well-acted and reasonably well scripted, but for some reason I simply did not feel that the overall experience of viewing the movie was particularly worthwhile. I would probably watch it again, and I would probably enjoy it about the same amount, but there really isn't all that much to recomend it.
Richard Farnsworth turns in a decent performance as Horn's only friend. McQueen is good, but you can really tell that he is ill at this point and deteriorating rapidly.
Overall, the main problem that I have with the film is the attempt at disjointed storytelling that begins when Horn is jail at the end of the film. It doesn't really work and becomes a little too distracting. I don't mind the ambiguity of the end of the film, but I would expect that the ambiguity was to some greater purpose... if it was, I did not see it.
Again, this is a reasonable western, and I think that it has been unfairly attacked by many. It is worth seeing for fans of Westerns, and fans of McQueen...if you are niether then I suggest you avoid this film.
Richard Farnsworth turns in a decent performance as Horn's only friend. McQueen is good, but you can really tell that he is ill at this point and deteriorating rapidly.
Overall, the main problem that I have with the film is the attempt at disjointed storytelling that begins when Horn is jail at the end of the film. It doesn't really work and becomes a little too distracting. I don't mind the ambiguity of the end of the film, but I would expect that the ambiguity was to some greater purpose... if it was, I did not see it.
Again, this is a reasonable western, and I think that it has been unfairly attacked by many. It is worth seeing for fans of Westerns, and fans of McQueen...if you are niether then I suggest you avoid this film.