CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

rbrb A motley group of outlaws terrorize a town. The townsfolk are mostly "losers"; but can a part time sheriff reverse the cowardly nature of the town?This is a gritty, compelling western with fine performances from a cast containing some hollywood legends.Pleased to say this movie is on a par with many of the top rated westerns and certainly worthy of a high vote:8/10

JLRVancouver Covering similar ground to the superior "High Noon", "Firecreek" finds sodbuster and part-time sheriff Jimmy Stewart standing up to Henry Fonda's crew of professional killers with no help from his fellow townsmen (expect for a mentally-challenged young man who has a target on his forehead the moment he appears on screen). The acting elevates the pedestrian material with top-billers Stewart and Fonda supported by great character actors like Ed Begley and Jack Elam. As a killer, Fonda plays against type (but not as momentously as he did in the same year's "Once Upon a Time in the West") but Stewart plays his typical soft-spoken, easy-going 'nice guy put in a tough spot'. A good but not great '60s Western highlighting old-school values that were starting to disappear from the genre with the advent of the anti-hero.

Arcturus1980 As far as I am concerned, people make the High Noon comparison too assertively. I too appreciate that film very much, but this film gives more nuance to the underlying message. The townspeople of Firecreek do not uniformly stand idly by while outlaw scum run roughshod over them. Aside from the simpleton stable boy, whose nobility transcends primordial self-interest, the townspeople naturally look to their sheriff for law and order while making their own feelings known. In High Noon, people suggest that Gary Cooper's Marshal Kane skip town, while others actually want a violent outlaw to return because the guy's a lot of laughs. Both scenarios are conceivable, but Firecreek has more to say about settling for less than desired and going along to get along.Calvin Clements' first-rate western dialogue cannot go unmentioned. I go so far as to say that it is in a class of its own. Interestingly, Jack Elam is in both films, but is especially memorable in Firecreek. Though I consider James Stewart's performance to be one of his best, I remember reading somewhere that he was disappointed in Firecreek. I realize that some people can't help but wince or grin at the perceived heavy-handedness of Stewart's Sheriff Cobb going berserk in the end. This relates to another distinction between the two films: In High Noon the marshal is the target, so he can't very well just ride off into the sunset with Grace Kelly; whereas in Firecreek the outlaws would rather the sheriff remain a hat-in-hand bystander.Firecreek is for me the more interesting film.

Scott LeBrun Old friends and former roommates James Stewart and Henry Fonda are well teamed here in this very good Western; it doesn't quite become a classic, but it's so nicely acted and suitably engrossing that it's still a fine film of its kind. Stewart plays Johnny Cobb, an easygoing part time lawman in the tiny town of Firecreek, which is visited by Bob Larkin (Fonda) and his companions, a group of hired guns who are bored and itching to make some trouble. Johnny will find that his laid back approach to law enforcement will only cause problems, so in the end he will have no choice but to confront Larkin and gang. Extremely well shot by William H. Clothier, "Firecreek" is capably directed by Vincent McEveety and maintains a classic American Western style, at a time when the Italian made Spaghetti Westerns were putting a new spin on the old genre. Written by Calvin Clements Sr., it tells a fairly dark and gritty tale, one with a feeling of somber inevitability to it all. It benefits from its rather even handed treatment of antagonist Fonda, who's not a one-dimensional, moustache-twirling Oilcan Harry type. His associates, however, are less subtle. Jack Elam is fun as always as the older and wiser Norman, but chewing up the scenery are the fantastic Gary Lockwood as the volatile Earl and the amusing James Best, whose character Drew will automatically remind you at times of his famous TV character of 'Dukes of Hazzard' sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane, giggles and everything. The women in this tale fill some strong roles, in particular Inger Stevens as Evelyn Pittman; her scenes with Fonda are compelling. Barbara Luna as Indian gal Meli and Brooke Bundy as Leah are quite lovely to look at. The superb supporting cast also features Dean Jagger as store owner Mr. Whittier, Ed Begley as the preacher, Jay C. Flippen as hotel owner Mr. Pittman, Jacqueline Scott as Cobbs' pregnant wife, the fine character actors John Qualen and Morgan Woodward, and the appealing Robert Porter as town simpleton Arthur; your heart just goes out to this guy. The film gets fairly violent as it goes along (albeit without really showing anything in the way of gore), and is somewhat shocking. Cobb doesn't emerge from the final confrontation unscathed. Ultimately, this is a good story of figuring out the right thing to do, and having to overcome ones' instincts if necessary. Fans of the actors and the genre should find it to be quite satisfactory. Seven out of 10.