Major Dundee (re-release)
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: April 8, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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80
Washington PostStephen Hunter
What's important is that Major Dundee, not a great movie but a great star-driven, big budget 1965 studio western, is back in all its fractured glory and confidence. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
If you want to see the missing link between John Wayne's squint and Clint Eastwood's sneer, look no further than Charlton Heston in Major Dundee. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
It's not a masterpiece, but its story of Civil War enemies banding together for battle against Indian warriors and French soldiers packs an occasional wallop. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Expanded, Major Dundee is still a mess of great scenes sprinkled among some fairly monotonous action. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
As flawed as it is, Major Dundee maintains its dignity in the face of the injustices that were done to it. Ripped-up and ragtag, it still holds its head high. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
It's hard to imagine "The Wild Bunch" having the depth and grace it did without Peckinpah having this experience to draw on, and for that masterful film alone we're grateful to have Major Dundee back among the living again. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
The movie still isn't great, but it's an important remonstration to that oldest of all studio-system curses: the producer who thinks he's more creative than the director. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not credited)
An offbeat and sometimes jumbled western adventure film. (Review of Original Release) Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Sadly, it's still a plodding affair that's low on plausible character motivation and compelling action scenes, and it's still not much of a showcase for its star, Charlton Heston. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Keeps building to apocalyptic climaxes that never materialize. (Review of Original Release) Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
More evident than ever the film is inherently a deeply flawed work that was far from fully realized in both script and shooting. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
What rescues Major Dundee in the end from its many conflicts and unresolved passions is Heston. Read full review
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