Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Nonureva Really Surprised!

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Jugu Abraham The performances, the tale and the action were just average. What made me give it 4 stars? The play by Gore Vidal (on which the film is based), and deceptively astute direction of Arthur Penn.Sexual relationships mattered for Vidal in most of his writings and this was no exception. Penn/Vidal do not show sex on screen, but there is sufficient evidence of the undercurrents. Billy has an affair with his Mexican friends wife. Yet his friend does not kill him for it after he finds out.The dance by Billy in the Lincoln bar is a precursor to the dance of Vidal's "Caligula" (book and film), at the request of his ailing uncle before he becomes Caesar.The references to the Bible's famous lines "through a glass darkly" is quite appropriately used.It is more than an action oriented western--thanks to Vidal and Penn.

Claudio Carvalho While wandering in a desert area with the saddle of his deceased horse on his back, the drifter William "Billy the Kid" Bonney (Paul Newman) stumbles with the cattle owner John "The Englishman" Tunstall (Colin Keith-Johnston) that asks him what he wants and William asks for a job. Tunstall hires him to help to bring his cattle to Lincoln to sell the herd to the army and William befriends him. However, the local Sheriff Brady (Robert Foulk) ambushes Tunstal with the rancher Morton (Robert Griffin), his Deputy Moon (Wally Brown) and Hill (Bob Anderson) and kill the cattleman to avoid the business and steal his herd. Billy the Kid promises revenge against the men and together with his friends Charlie Boudre (James Congdon) and Tom Folliard (James Best), he kills Brady and Morton. Billy hides at McSween's house that is burnt down to ashes and Billy is assumed dead by the population. He flees to Madeiro where he meets his friends Pat Garret (John Dehner), Saval (Martin Garralaga) and his daughter Celsa (Lita Milan) that loves Billy. Soon Governor Lew Wallace proclaims amnesty in the New Mexico Territory and Billy is free from any charge. However Moon and Hill are still alive and Billy still wants to revenge his friend."The Left Handed Gun" is a western that tells one version of the Billy the Kid story. Directed by Arthur Penn, the film is uneven, alternating good with silly moments. However, it is mandatory for fans of Paul Newman, Arthur Penn and westerns in general. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Um de Nós Morrerá" ("One of Us Will Die")

AaronCapenBanner Arthur Penn directed this obscure(and umpteenth) filming of the story of Billy The Kid(William Bonny) Paul Newman(utterly miscast) plays Billy as a misunderstood and pensive youth who merely wanted to avenge the death of his employer, an expatriate Englishman and cattle rancher murdered by a corrupt sheriff and his men because they didn't want the competition. Billy hunts down and kills the men responsible, but becomes a wanted criminal as a result. His friend and lawman Pat Garret(played by John Dehner) reluctantly pursues him, as Billy's fame grows... Terrible film is unbearably slow and uninteresting; a real chore to sit through, and misinformed title makes it look even worse!

lbrtyrose If you're looking for the current blockbuster hit....this wouldn't be it. But, if you keep things in perspective, and remember when it was made...this is a very entertaining movie. So what if it doesn't follow the life of Billy the Kid verbatim. It's a western, and like most westerns back then....the acting wasn't the best...neither was the effects. But, back then....we enjoyed the "story" of the movie. This movie is especially close to my heart, since I remember the first time I ever saw it....it was already a late movie, and I think I was about 5! Paul Newman became my favorite actor immediately !! He still is :-) Anyone who knows me, knows this is my "all time" favorite movie. Yea, I've seen better acting, directions, etc....but, I've never been touched by any movie since, as much as I was by this one. So...if I could rate it a 12, I would :-)