This ritualistic Western must be one of Marlon Brando's least-seen films, and no wonder. The plain story moves very slowly, and Brando himself never fully slips into his role (and the Western environment). The film's few highlights include a tense armwrestling match, in which the defeated man will be stung by a deadly scorpion, and the final showdown between Brando and John Saxon (who's quite good). (**1/2)
Review of The Appaloosa
