Mackenna's Gold
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: May 10, 1969 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The plot [from Will Henry's novel McKenna's Gold] is good, the acting adequate. But it's the scenery, the vastness of the west, the use of cameras, and of horses, and the special effects which keep the viewer involved and entertained. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Overlong, overblown, and badly scripted. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Treasure of the Sierra Madness. Read full review
30
The New York TimesVincent Canby
The structure of the movie is so loose that a narrator (Victor Jory) must be employed from time to time to explain the plot, as if it were a serial. Most surprising in a movie that obviously cost a good deal of money is the sloppy matching of exterior and studio photography with miniature work for special effects. Read full review
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