The Westerner
United Artists | Release Date: September 20, 1940 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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70
The New YorkerPauline Kael
There are agreeable overtones of Mark Twain tall tales in this good-humored, though uneven, version of the paradoxical life of Judge Roy Bean, with Walter Brennan in the part.
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
It's the cattlemen vs homesteaders plot, present in all its particulars, but refracted through the star personae of Cooper and Brennan. Read full review
100
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A superior western that mixes fine cinematography, terrific performances, and a script of higher caliber than most to produce a film still fondly remembered today. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Supplied with a particularly meaty role, of which he takes fullest advantage, Brennan turns in a socko job that does much to hold together a not too impressive script. Read full review
100
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Gregg Toland's cinematography here makes you yearn for what he might have done on a Ford Western. [17 Oct 1996, p.11]
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