A well-acted well-written Eastwood western, his first American-made Western. While not a big fan of most of his westerns this Eastwood western is different and has the feeling of one from the classic Western-era of the 40s, 50s, or early 60s, evoking John Ford/John Wayne. Very entertaining with good character actors that fans of westerns will immediately recognize. In fact, I believe that this is my second favorite western of Eastwood (next to the classic The Outlaw Josey Wales)!