1966 · western
The Shooting
Directed by Monte Hellman1h 22m1966
Two miners agree to guide a mysterious woman, who has appeared in their camp from nowhere, to a nearby town; but soon, because of her erratic behavior, they begin to suspect that her true purpose is quite different.
Our read: The Shooting (1966) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded western entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured western, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
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