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Westerns are perhaps the defining American film genre. They date back to cinema's earliest days and have evolved a lot over the decades, reflecting changes in society. Consequently, the genre has contributed many masterpieces to the medium, from The Searchers to Unforgiven. They tap into American myths but update them for their era. However, there's also no shortage of terrible Westerns to be found if one is brave enough to look.
The film borrows heavily from the 1926 movie The Unknown Cavalier, substantially reusing footage shot for that project. The whole thing is underdeveloped and frequently far-fetched. For example, there's a ludicrous scene where the townsfolk put the horse on trial. Admittedly, it's kind of fascinating to see Wayne in such a lackluster movie, given the masterpieces he would go on to make. Beyond that, though, there isn't much reason to check out Ride Him, Cowboy.
Blood River suffers from poor direction and editing, with the result feeling decidedly disjointed and scattershot, with the plot dragging on with minimal motivation. Perhaps worst of all, the sets are shockingly fake, and some of the production design is simply baffling. The riverboat, for example, is far too large and clearly made of canvas. The best that can be said for Blood River is that the landscape shots are nice — although even these were actually filmed in Canada, not the Wild West.
Bad Girls sought to break the Western mold by featuring four strong female protagonists, essentially aiming to be a gunslinging version of George Cukor's The Women. However, it winds up being a muddle of genre clichés and stilted characterization. The lead performers are good, but the script gives them little to work with. As a result, the movie is somehow neither fun enough to be entertaining nor serious enough to be dignified.
Just because the budget is low doesn't mean the story has to be bad, and that's very much the case with Final Justice.
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