Cinematography is the reason to watch these beautiful Sedona locations. Ladd as a fatherly influence on Bronson is nice for the plot but probably unrelated to real events. This doesn't need to make much sense given the high perfection of the color and photography and excellent music. The action sequences have some surprising brutality. Ladd and Bronson fighting as they are taken by the flow of a river is a good stunt. Delmar Daves got good acting performances from a seasoned cast. The nature scenery, the dust, horses, gleaming rapids, reflective pools of still water are museum quality. The plot avoids any nuance, reducing to a crime story the Modoc with Bronson as a variation of a biker gang.