Certainly one of the better westerns I own on DVD. It’s like a reverse High Noon of sorts, but here nobody’s really in the right. Very minimalistic in its execution. There are some really great speeches in this movie too.

Certainly one of the better westerns I own on DVD. It’s like a reverse High Noon of sorts, but here nobody’s really in the right. Very minimalistic in its execution. There are some really great speeches in this movie too.

Cowboy Cuck: The Final Reckoning

Cowboy Cuck: The Final Reckoning

"I'll leave when I finish what I came for."

Decision at Sundown is a pretty strong western with some interesting characters. The story is one of revenge, and while not having a super unique or creative take on its central theme, the film does do a good job of conveying its message. The characters are all very fun to watch and feel very distinct from each other, making it very entertaining to watch them all interact. Pretty solid performances all round and although the action is fairly infrequent, it is done well in the few gunfights throughout the film. Very enjoyable film and I will definitely be watching more of Boetticher's work soon.

"I'll leave when I finish what I came for."

Decision at Sundown is a pretty strong western with some interesting characters. The story is one of revenge, and while not having a super unique or creative take on its central theme, the film does do a good job of conveying its message. The characters are all very fun to watch and feel very distinct from each other, making it very entertaining to watch them all interact. Pretty solid performances all round and although the action is fairly infrequent, it is done well in the few gunfights throughout the film. Very enjoyable film and I will definitely be watching more of Boetticher's work soon.

You know it’s probably not a good sign when even the director came out and said he thinks this movie is mediocre. I don’t necessarily disagree with him, but I also wouldn’t go so far as to say the whole movie is mediocre. It has its moments of charm and the movie looks and feels exactly how I want my classic westerns to look and feel

I think where this movie’s mediocrity comes out is its story and characters. I’m just starting to make my way through all the Ranown Westerns, but even just comparing this to The Tall T (the only other one I’ve seen at this point), and the issues became so apparent. 

These movies are super low budget and take place in a handful of sets. The Tall T has the majority of the story confined to just a few places, so it uses the characters all being confined together as a chance to develop them all. This movie does not do that. The main character’s motivation is clear but kind of stupid? The majority of the plot is incredibly static. No one changes. There are so many instances of scene after scene after scene of characters going through their established motivation over and over and over again ad nauseam. There are plenty of movies I love that take place in just a few places or heck even just one room, but you can’t confine a bunch of characters and have them have the exact same conversations in each scene. It gets boring.

This is a 30 minute tv episode stretched across 80 minutes. I will still revisit this one day, but only because I have a soft spot for Westerns.

You know it’s probably not a good sign when even the director came out and said he thinks this movie is mediocre. I don’t necessarily disagree with him, but I also wouldn’t go so far as to say the whole movie is mediocre. It has its moments of charm and the movie looks and feels exactly how I want my classic westerns to look and feel

I think where this movie’s mediocrity comes out is its story and characters. I’m just starting to make my way through all the Ranown Westerns, but even just comparing this to The Tall T (the only other one I’ve seen at this point), and the issues became so apparent. 

These movies are super low budget and take place in a handful of sets. The Tall T has the majority of the story confined to just a few places, so it uses the characters all being confined together as a chance to develop them all. This movie does not do that. The main character’s motivation is clear but kind of stupid? The majority of the plot is incredibly static. No one changes. There are so many instances of scene after scene after scene of characters going through their established motivation over and over and over again ad nauseam. There are plenty of movies I love that take place in just a few places or heck even just one room, but you can’t confine a bunch of characters and have them have the exact same conversations in each scene. It gets boring.

This is a 30 minute tv episode stretched across 80 minutes. I will still revisit this one day, but only because I have a soft spot for Westerns.

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