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YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

MEDommer Tombstone is a tangle of cattleman, cowboys, Indians and women of distinction. Henry Fonda, as Wyatt Earp, calms the town, as sheriff, from a chair he leans back in. His brothers, Ward Bond, as Morgan, and Tim Holt, as Virgil, protect him loyally. Morgan sums up the town with, "There's probably a lot of nice people around here – we just ain't met 'em." Victor Mature, as Doc Holiday, befriends the sheriff, if only to carry out his justice upon the town. Chihuahua, played by the fiery Linda Darnell, adds a touch of trouble. The Clantons add a ton of trouble. Pa Clanton, Walter Brennan, in an uncharacteristic role as a rotten father, leads his sons in the bad western behavior of rustling cattle and murdering. John Ireland, a Ford favorite plays a smallish part as Billy Clanton. Cathy Downs, as the flower-like Clementine Carter, arrives in town just in time to rescue, and be rescued by, Wyatt, as a thread of human decency emerges. Even the bartender, Mac, played by the durable J. Farrell McDonald, has his moments as the town's emblematic father figure – like when Wyatt asks him simply, "Mac, have you ever been in love?" – his answer is a classic line, not to be forgotten. Alan Mowbray, the itinerant English actor and sot, has a heartfelt Shakespearean moment with Doc Holiday. The film is a series of showdowns between the all the main characters. The inevitable finale plays out with Ward Bond having perhaps his greatest cinematic moment – ever so brief and to the point. The film is not historically accurate, but it's a beautifully filmed and acted portrayal of a western town. Much of the beauty and realism is in the details. The sartorial Earps. The tenderness of graveside and bedside moments. The rowdy shouts of barroom patrons during a backroom operation. Barking dogs at dawn on showdown day. Ford, who was a painter before becoming a film director, frames every shot to move the story along pictorially. His close ups are vivid and memorable. His final painted scene gives hope to the new West.

elvircorhodzic John Ford is a master of pictures and set design. I dare to say that these elements are essential for a good western. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE is the story of the legendary sheriff Wyatt Earph and significant duel, peppered with a lot of fiction and taste. The definition of good and evil is too obvious and romance was put on the back burner. However, in addition to the above the western fiction is more than good.Dynamic action, rich pictures, great scenery and atmosphere are compelling in this film.The film, which just causes a good mood. All is well designed. Every shot, eye contact, understanding and misunderstanding in relationships and the ferocity of the people in a beautiful and cruel world. Stereotypes in the film are not trivial, but are simple.Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp is more a model of a man that is a healthy mind in relation to the strict and fair sheriff. The acting performance, full of confidence and calm, helped him in the best way to shows the moral cause of the main character.Victor Mature as Dr. John Henry "Doc" Holliday is a doctor poisonous with evil seed, which in turn becomes a good man. Very good performance and one of the most tragic figures in the classic western.Walter Brennan as Newman Haynes Clanton has all the characteristics of evil and poisonous desert rattlesnakes. Targeted negative character and indispensable in this film.Female characters act like useless ornaments. They should get more space.This movie is full of contrasts, trends and styles. A few steps from perfection.

jarrodmcdonald-1 The problems are not director John Ford's doing, but rather the fault of producer Darryl F. Zanuck, who has used the picture to promote Linda Darnell. So shamelessly over-exposed, in fact, is she that her character often gets in the way of the plot.Although he is not as visually appealing as Miss Darnell, Walter Brennan should have had more screen time, since he essentially plays the lead villain of the piece. Stretches of the film go by without Brennan's character present or even mentioned, so in a way there is no looming threat over the town's law and order to increase dramatic tension and make the story truly exciting.One issue, though, does seem to stem from Ford's direction. That is the way the film loses sight of its hero. About halfway into the picture, Victor Mature's Doc Holliday takes over and Henry Fonda's Wyatt Earp becomes a supporting character. This is a film about Earp, where Fonda should remain front and center. As a result, we have a decentralized protagonist and the story shifts into one that focuses more on Doc Holliday—that is, when the camera is not lingering on Darnell.

utgard14 John Ford's version of the Wyatt Earp/O.K. Corral story may be more fiction than fact, but it's also a classic piece of filmmaking. An evocative western with beautiful cinematography and terrific acting. Henry Fonda is excellent, as you might expect. Great performance by Victor Mature as Doc Holliday. Perhaps his best. Also some wonderful work by Walter Brennan and Linda Darnell. The only reason I don't give it a perfect score is that I felt the plot wandered some instead of having a clear focus on building up to the climactic shootout. Not that I was ever bored or uninterested in what was on screen because that couldn't be further from the truth. Ford was a master of his craft and every scene is enjoyable. Definitely a must-see for everybody, not just western fans.