NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

lavatch "Hombre" is a motion picture combining the talents of two veterans of the famed Actors Studio in New York: director Martin Ritt and actor Paul Newman. The final movie in their multiple film collaborations, "Hombre" tells a good story with a nuanced message about the treatment of Native Americans.Newman plays the character named John Russell, whose background is that of a native of the Cherokee nation. Raised in the Cherokee culture as a boy, Russell now is starting out to make his way in the world of the men who destroyed his native culture.The action of the film is a lengthy story of survival where Russell is part of an entourage in a stagecoach that is robbed. The large stash of money was originally stolen by a doctor employed by the government to oversee the Cherokee reservation. Now, some desperadoes, led by Richard Boone in a star turn as the villain, attempt to rob the doctor. The money really belongs to the Russell's tribe, yet he is now in forced to choose whether or not to assist the bystanders in the stagecoach in a long march across the desert.SPOILER ALERT: The drama has some enormous plot holes, including the unexplained moment when the stagecoach is robbed, yet the thieves do not remember to take the money! Then, in the climax, Newman's character plans to kill the robbers, yet he too does not take the money bag that is to be offered for the exchange of the doctor's wife.Beyond the muddled narrative, the scenery of the Southwest is gorgeous, and Newman turns in an exemplary performance, especially in his understated reading of some excellent lines of dialogue.

guisreis The first part of the film, from the very beginning until the trip starts, is simply perfect. My favorite scenes are the one in which the main character is in the bar with two Apache fellows and the one in which intimidating Grimes gets his ticket for the stagecoach. If the movie had kept in the same path this would be one of the best Westerns ever made. It did not, though it is still a good Western. Both Paul Newman and Richard Boone did a very good job. Filmmaking is also remarkable, a very careful work. The screenplay explores competently the different moods, interests and backgrounds of each character. Although not in the same average level of the first part of the film, the trip also has amazing moments, both in the interaction between passengers and in the final conflict.

ducatimatz28 John Russell's reply to thug robber David Canary after he has shot holes in the stage's waterbags and asks Russell how far he's going to go from the robbed and disabled Stagecoach. Canary then realizes this is the same man that smashed him in the face with a Rifle butt after he harassed two of Russell's Indian Friends at Delgados earlier in the film when Russell still looked like an Apache. Bad move on Canary's part as he gets shot in the face by Russell as well as Mitchell's character too.One of Newman's best performances from a film that didn't get that much attention until it reached the cable TV Market. All great performances from supporting Cast. After watching Richard Boone as PALADIN on TV for years it was quite amusing to see him as the Bad Guy. The scene where he takes the solder's stage ticket and the attempted assault of Maggie Blythe's character lets you know he's not really a nice guy.I have probably watched this Film at least 30+ times and I never get tired of it. Aside from the costcutting phony blood scene coming from Canary's face after being shot by Russell.(which was added optically in post editing) this film has always been one of my Favorites. If HUD had been shot in color I would probably give it the Nod for a slightly better film, but both had outstanding performances by Newman..s.m.

AaronCapenBanner Paul Newman reunites with "Hud" director Martin Ritt for this stark western. Newman plays John 'Hombre' Russell, a white man raised by Apaches who is shunned by the community as a result. When he inherits a boarding house in town, he decides to trade it for a herd, and must take a stagecoach to complete the deal. With him on the journey are Favor(Frederic March) and his wife Audra(played by Barbara Rush) a snobbish couple, along with ruthless gunfighter Grimes(played by Richard Boone) The trip is rudely interrupted by bandits, who force the passengers to flee into the mountains for safety, but with the bandits in pursuit, leaving Russell the only man to protect them... Interesting tale of prejudice and irony is quite cynical, with a familiar plot, yet works very well because of fine acting and direction.