An odyssey of the west. Trace the path of the gun and the blood it leaves in its wake. A Dionysian object that inspires reverence and worship and a frenzy to violence to all the men who chance upon it. When Lin’s bullet finally makes its mark, he lowers his head almost in prayer. The blood price has been paid.
Anthony Mann makes this movie glide. I can’t believe all it accomplishes in its run time: a shooting contest, card…
