Review of Warlock

I loved this movie as a kid, and I appreciate it all the more today! Though not without its share of brawls and draws, its glimpses at the decay of human nature in a small town makes Warlock seem like a Tennessee Williams western--the thinking man's western, so to speak. The plot revolves around the longtime friendship of two men with different principles: Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn. Gunslinger and not-so-popular Quinn tends to put Fonda on a pedestal and forgive his little imperfections, while gentleman Fonda takes all this for granted and is even oblivious to it, as is the case with some friendships. Of course, it's inevitable that these two come to a duel, right in the heart of the town of Warlock. Who's the faster draw, you wonder? When the dying Quinn gasps "I won Clay, I won," you can't help but agree with him.