One-Eyed Jacks

Buy This Item One-Eyed Jacks by Edde Entertainment  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 9-22-2008     I'm not a fan of Westerns but I am a Brando fan so I sat through lots of people shooting each other in dusty towns to watch the wonderful Marlon. The script is pretty good for a Westernthe character Brando plays, Kid Rio, begins as a scoundral who plays really cheap tricks on the ladies, but eventually turns into someone with character. Brando plays all of the nuances in his masterful way, and of course, he is in his physical prime here so he is quite amazing to watch. <br /> <br />The supporting cast is all first rate. Karl Malden is appropriately venal, Slim Pickens is delightfully disgusting, Katy Jurado gives a terrific performance as Malden's wife, Ben Johnson is always good as a bad guy. The one performance I found lacking was that of the young girl who plays the love interest. I found it hard to believe that Rio would have turned his life around for such a lack luster little thingjust my personal opinion. <br /> <br />It is very long but we are now used to see films finish in under two hours so maybe I'm just conditioned to that length. It's definitely worth seeingjust make lots of popcorn. Reader Reviews I first saw this movie back in the early sixties and I still wonder why it was named "one eyed jacks"! There's no cards played in the whole movie! Other than that, it was still good and entertaining as it was back then. It was sort of the height of the western movie before Clint Eastwood and the like came on the scene, and when the drive-in's were the best family outing for movies.

One-Eyed Jacks Available from Amazon Price: $9.99 Updated on 9-22-2008.

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