It's everything you expect, and yet it's still pretty good. I was expecting to be bored to tears with this. It is in fact an Overproduced, Overacted, Over- the-top O. Selznick melodrama with cheesy dialog. It tells the story of a vixen with always- flawless makeup who's torn between the white hat good brother and the black hat bad brother, and has the inevitable showdown. And yet, despite all of that, despite it's predictable, formulaic construction and contrived situations, somehow it still draws you in the way the best Golden Age Hollywood films do.
At nearly two and a half hours long, you better have nothing else to do for the afternoon, but once you're wrapped up in it, you'll hardly even notice the length. While 'Duel In The Sun' falls way short of greatness, for all the reasons noted above, it is nevertheless an entertaining ride.
At nearly two and a half hours long, you better have nothing else to do for the afternoon, but once you're wrapped up in it, you'll hardly even notice the length. While 'Duel In The Sun' falls way short of greatness, for all the reasons noted above, it is nevertheless an entertaining ride.