Movie review: Hard Times
1975
PG 94 minutes
Cast: Charles Bronson,
James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin
Director: Walter Hill
I watch this Bronson movie
every few years or so, because it’s a heroic story, because it’s complete unto
itself, because it generously invites the viewer to imagine the details that
aren't specified, and because it's all about true grit. (I like that
movie, too).
Think you've got what it
takes? If you're like me, you've never really had any "hard times." Chaney
(Bronson) shows what it's like to be down to your last six bucks with nothing
else to lose, and still manage to be courageous, honest, affectionate,
high-principled, strong-minded, and in charge of your life. In the final scene Speed
(Coburn) looks at Chaney walking away in the darkness and says "He sure
was somethin'." He sure was.
They don’t make movies like
this anymore. Really.
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