This may be the first non-"Ride the High Country" Joel McCrea western I have ever seen. I realize now that I wasted my youth. He is great in this movie. I've seen a lot of Randolph Scott westerns and he's good, but McCrae had a meanness in this movie I did not expect. The rest of the cast is very good too. There some typical western clichés in this movie but that never really bothers me if they're done well. This movie constantly surprised me.It's also beautiful to look in its widescreen glory. It does run out gas after a while but it doesn't stall for very long. I'm sorry it took me so long to catch up with this one. I've just become a big Joel McCrae fan.
Review of Fort Massacre
