68
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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe memory of the Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster performances in "Gunfight" haunts the sequel like a ghost, but Hour of the Gun pretty much manages to stand on its own.
- An interesting, often absorbing offbeat western with excellent production values.
- 80The Observer (UK)The Observer (UK)An intelligent film reflecting the troubled Vietnam era. [21 Jan 2007, p.2]
- 67Portland OregonianTed MaharPortland OregonianTed MaharThis film is the first to deal with Earp's obsession to kill all Clanton gang survivors after the shootout. Garner is not ideally cast here. [20 Oct 2000]
- 60Time OutTrevor JohnstonTime OutTrevor JohnstonClassic opening gunfight and first-rate performances from Garner, and from Robards as the tubercular, laconically resigned Doc Holliday. A determinedly old-style Western, made two years before Peckinpah shook things up with The Wild Bunch.
- 50The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe wonder is that John Sturges, a top director, has made such an obvious, slow film with this cast, and that Mr. Garner should be such a nobody as the legendary Mr. Earp.