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Pale Rider

1985

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood, Sydney Penny, Michael Moriarty, Chris Penn ...

7.4

19,814

Western A cadre of men employed by powerful strip-miner Coy LaHood (Richard Dysart) rides into a small mining encampment and begins shooting up the place. One of the terrorists kills the dog of young Megan Wheeler's (Sydney Penny). As Megan buries her pet, she says a prayer, begging the Lord to send someone to defend them. Later Megan sits with her widowed mother (Carrie Snodgress) and reads from the Bible: "And I saw, and behold, a pale horse, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"I'm just now beginning to realize that, though Mr. Eastwood may have been improving over the years, it's also taken all these years for most of us to recognize his very consistent grace and wit as a filmmaker."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[Eastwood] understands so well how he works on the screen that the movie has a resonance that probably was not even there in the screenplay (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Though the metaphysical overtones of the screenplay are sometimes awkwardly handled and Eastwood's direction of actors (other than himself) is occasionally uncertain, this was one of the better American films of 1985."	POS
United Kingdom	Derek Adams Time Out	"But there are sufficient question-marks inserted to lift it out of the routine (...) It's good to be back in the saddle again."	POS
United Kingdom	Tony Sloman Radio Times	"This handsome-looking western (...) is one of Eastwood's more sombre offerings (...) [It] takes itself a little too seriously to be on a par with the Leone collaborations or Eastwood's own superior efforts (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"It's all been seen before, but Eastwood serves it up with authority, fine craftsmanship and a frequent sense of fun."	POS

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