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Pale Rider
1985
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3.8
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5.0
But Pale Rider is, over all, a considerble achievement, a classic Western of style and excitement.
Rogerebert
4.5
Its all been seen before, but Eastwood serves it up with authority, fine craftsmanship and a frequent sense of fun.
Variety
4.0
Clint Eastwood as both director and protagonist once again proves himself to be a master of stylized drama, depicting the powers of the flesh and the ..
Spirituality And Practice
2.8
The cowboys of the Old West ride again in this tried and proven Western from Clint Eastwood.
Sover
3.5
Pale Rider (1985) 3 Stars (out of 4) Tweet Hell Followed Him By Jeffrey M. Anderson A sentimental favorite of mine from actor/director Clint Eastwood, ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
For anyone mourning the disappearance of the richest genre in American film, Eastwoods assured, uncondescending evocation of its contours would have b ..
Chicago Reader
2.0
As director, Eastwood has delivered a thought provoking, well crafted Western.
Emanuellevy
3.5
RETURN TO OZ If this is Oz, Dorothy, says Billina, the talking chicken, Id rather take my chances back in Kansas..A wise bird.
Time
3.1
The simplistic story is essentially a straight rip from 1953s Shane.
Groucho Reviews
4.4
Eastwood the director has delivered a thought provoking, well crafted western.
Movies Tv Guide
4.0
At the same time its so evocative of a fabled time and place that it never allows the movie to self destruct in parody.
Ny Times
2.0
Otherwise, this is a somewhat disappointing venture not because it isnt well acted or directed, but because it is so stale and uninvolving.
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
A lesser Western by Eastwoods standards, but many a filmmaker would consider this a career high point.
Film4
3.0
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Movie Metropolis
4.5
For its heart and soul and what it achieves both technically and emotionally, Pale Rider is a film worthy to mark its makers ninetieth special day.
Battle Royale With Cheese
4.5
A beautiful, unhurried, snowbound Western punctured by violence and lyricism.
Vogue
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