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mvie mu-1009807: Hombre: Paul Newman Rides for Honor in the Old West.

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:32:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Hombre: Paul Newman Rides for Honor in the Old West. By James Zaworski Blue-eyed Paul Newman is back in a Western genre film where he lends complexity and a bit of controversy to a stage coach ride that ends up bushwacked and hijacked in the...

mvie mu-1009807: Newman In An Offbeat Role

Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:06:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ecn71270 - Paul Newman's long and distinguished acting career has found him in a number of fairly offbeat roles, and in genres where he is not necessarily thought of as having had a significant impact. Such is the case in the 1967 western HOMBRE, which is based on...

mvie mu-1009807: Hombre means Man

Sun, 15 Sep 2002 02:09:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author capnlance - Contrary to what many think, this is not a movie about racism. Certainly, it deals with racism, among other things. But the main theme is egoism (or rugged individualism, if you prefer) vs. altruism and parasitism.

Hombre is an egoist who...

mvie mu-1009807: Wannabe Meaningful Concept Fizzles on Execution: Hombre

Thu, 23 Aug 2001 21:43:20 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author George_Chabot - Paul Newman is an enigmatic actor to me; on the one hand he has been in some amazingly successful and enjoyable films like The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, and Hud. On the other hand he has been in some out-and-out turkeys, like Harper,...

mvie mu-1009807: Hombrella

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 22:10:56 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author daijo - This western Cinderella is no ball. It starts out as a pumpkin and a pumpkin it remains. It predates New Age as an insomnia cure.

This is one of three "H" movies that Newman made in a row that tries for art house trendy and achieves...

mvie mu-1009807: This boggles the mind!

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 01:46:24 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author isinga - I had anticipated finding at least a dozen reviews of Hombre, but was greeted by a single entry that was more a comment than a review. I guess that leaves it up to me to start the ball rolling, because I know there are others out there...