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Tom Logan is a rustler experiencing hard times. He and his gang are particularly upset by the hanging of a friend by Braxton, a land baron who takes the law into his own hands. Logan's men pull off a daring train robbery, only to lose much of the money. They decide to seek vengeance against Braxton by killing his foreman Pete Marker and by buying a small property close to Braxton's ranch, then rustling his stock. First the gang, without Logan, rides off across the Missouri River and north of the border to steal horses belonging to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In their absence, Logan plants crops and enters into a relationship with Braxton's virginal daughter, Jane. Braxton is obsessed with both his rustling problem and his daughter. He sends for Robert E. Lee Clayton, a notorious "regulator" who, for a price, will take care of rustlers personally. Clayton arrives with a fancy wardrobe, a perfumed scent, an Irish brogue and an 1859 Creedmoor rifle with which he is deadly accurate from a very long distance. Quickly suspicious of Logan, who doesn't strike him as a farmer, Clayton dons a variety of disguises and begins to pick off Logan's gang, one by one. Identifying himself as "Jim Ferguson," he kills Logan's young friend Little Tod by dragging him with a rope through the raging Missouri. Clayton spies on Logan with binoculars and taunts Braxton about his daughter's affair with a horse thief. Braxton attempts to discharge him but Clayton is determined to finish what he starts. He amuses himself by shooting two more of Logan's partners, Cary and Cy, from a distance and then by wearing a "granny" dress while brutally killing Logan's closest friend, Cal, with a handmade weapon. Logan knows it's kill or be killed. He also wants vengeance against Braxton for having hired the regulator in the first place, despite his feelings for Jane. One night after a campfire goes dark with Clayton serenading his horse, Logan slits his throat. He then comes after Braxton, who has lost his mind as well as his daughter. He pulls a weapon on Logan and is shot in the chest. Logan abandons his farm and packs up to leave. He acknowledges to Jane the possibility that they can renew their relationship another time, another place.Vollständige Rezension lesen
Missouri Breaks is far from a classic western but it is a good movie and a product of its time. Nicholson and Brando pair up to make a rather uniquely themed western that is gritty and evely paced. The supporting cast that includes Kathleen Lloyd (hottie!!) and Harry Dean Stanton add depth and character to this oftentimes overlooked but historically accurate theme of hired professional killers in the employ of wealthy land and cattle barons. About the only thing I would have changed would have been to beg, cajole or offer a financial incentive to Brando to drop the Irish brogue of his character. It detracted from his dialogue which was, I believe, mostly improvised. Oh, yeah............I would have liked to have seen more of Kathleen Lloyd if you know what I mean (wink, wink)!! This is an enjoyable movie, well worth your viewing time and how many times have you seen Brando play any kind of western character outside of Missouri Breaks and One Eyed Jacks?Vollständige Rezension lesen
The Missouri Breaks is a great alternative look at what life might have been like in the Old West. Being a working cowboy myself, and from Montana, where the story takes place, I can totally relate to the characters as being very much like actual people that I have (and do) worked with. None of the BS Hollywood macho cowboy crap, just some hard luck individuals doing what they had to do in a tough environment. Excellent acting, very natural, felt like I knew these guys. From a guy that lives the life, one of the best Westerns out there!
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A great movie with two great actors and great story line should be remembered as a very good western.
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