This is the second time I've watched this film. It's difficult for me to give a clear judgement. It starts off perfectly. We see a strong, independent woman. She's willing and able to do things the men around her are too weak and too lazy to do. In the harsh environment of Nebraska in the mid 1850's she could ride and shoot better than anyone else.
If the film had continued like this I wouldn't have hesitated to give it a five star rating. But then she fell apart. She experienced one small setback, and she gave up. What was the author of the novel that formed the basis for the film trying to say? "Women can achieve a lot, but they can only go so far before men have to take over"?
Nevertheless, the film has a lot in its favour. The stark beauty of the environment stands out even more in contrast to the poverty of the town's inhabitants. This is an honest portrayal of life in the frontier towns, less glamorous that what's shown in traditional westerns.
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