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There are not many films that deserve a ten, they are too patchy, but this one is solid from first to last. It just has no holes. The Wild Bunch has plenty boring patches, the rest of Peckinpah is even worse, and great as the Wild Bunch is, this is my favorite Peckinpah. The Wild Bunch is searing and heartbreaking, but Junior Bonner is the other bookend, the most endearing family film I ever saw.
It just flat has no weaknesses. Everybody is so good in it, it captures the exact feel of the modern west, great dialog, and it is on top of everything else, so unassuming. It hides just how good it is at every frame.
My hunch is that even Peckinpah didn't realize how good it was.
Three words.
Don't miss it.
score 10/10
loydmooney 24 November 2005
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