That's the kind of western I prefer among many other ones. The western with a perfect anti hero, maybe not an evil dude, no, but very ambivalent indeed. Everyone will think about William Bonney's story watching this film, awith a Mark Stevens at his very peak. Dotty Malone is also at the right place in this gritty and violent western, among the best that Harry Schuster gave us. The basic scheme, a gunslinger to whom it is asked to get rid of the bad guys and then asked to "moderate" his actions, reminded me TOM HORN, but with a slightly different following events; though remaining dark and gloomy, gritty and pretty downbeat. A superb ending. I will always perfer this movie to RIO BRAVO, though the latest will remain a true masterpiere and this one, absolutely not. I just LOVE it. Period.
Review of Jack Slade
