First off, what a theme song. Pretty enjoyable western, as long as you don’t spend too much time thinking about Burt Reynolds questionable indigenous heritage. Navajo Joe follows Burt Reynolds avenging his murdered family, doing acrobatics across the rugged west the whole way through. I enjoyed the soundtrack, the cinematography, and the action but one thing wasn’t right… and it’s Mr. Reynolds! He just kinda looks ridiculous, please take a moment to look at the background photo I have selected for this review. This is a goober, not the warrior I’ve been watching pounce on motherfuckers with his Bowie Knife for 90 minutes. Seriously, I think Burt Reynolds goofy ass is this films cardinal sin. If this movie isn’t racist on the grounds of casting a white dude as the titular role, it should be for the irreparable damage done to the image of the Navajo people. Actually, I think I can pinpoint it one step further, it’s his fuck ass hair, what the fuck, is that a wig? He looked like a Hoover in Deliverance too. Pretty fun spin on the genre and a pretty fun movie!
First off, what a theme song. Pretty enjoyable western, as long as you don’t spend too much time thinking about Burt Reynolds questionable indigenous heritage. Navajo Joe follows Burt Reynolds avenging his murdered family, doing acrobatics across the rugged west the whole way through. I enjoyed the soundtrack, the cinematography, and the action but one thing wasn’t right… and it’s Mr. Reynolds! He just kinda looks ridiculous, please take a moment to look at the background photo I have selected for this review. This is a goober, not the warrior I’ve been watching pounce on motherfuckers with his Bowie Knife for 90 minutes. Seriously, I think Burt Reynolds goofy ass is this films cardinal sin. If this movie isn’t racist on the grounds of casting a white dude as the titular role, it should be for the irreparable damage done to the image of the Navajo people. Actually, I think I can pinpoint it one step further, it’s his fuck ass hair, what the fuck, is that a wig? He looked like a Hoover in Deliverance too. Pretty fun spin on the genre and a pretty fun movie!