I've just perused all 23 or so rave user-reviews of this movie and, I'm sorry, I just never could understand all the fuss about SHANE. To me, it was simplistic in the extreme and, although Alan Ladd was one of my all-time favourite actors, he was MUCH better carrying a snub-nosed 38 than a Colt 45!...a cop or a noir-bad guy...yes, but a cowboy or a Mountie, afraid not!!
I just couldn't buy him beating up Van Heflin, let alone taking out Jack Palance, and the wide-eyed admiration of all those sodbusters when little Alan came upon the scene reminded me of a bunch of pro-wrestling fans!! Beautifully photographed, and Alan's scenes with young Brandon de Wilde were very touching but, as to the rest, if I'm the only kid on the block who didn't think it was an all-time classic, so be it!!!!!!
I just couldn't buy him beating up Van Heflin, let alone taking out Jack Palance, and the wide-eyed admiration of all those sodbusters when little Alan came upon the scene reminded me of a bunch of pro-wrestling fans!! Beautifully photographed, and Alan's scenes with young Brandon de Wilde were very touching but, as to the rest, if I'm the only kid on the block who didn't think it was an all-time classic, so be it!!!!!!