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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - 3.5/4
James Stewart playing a perfect role, John Wayne the same. Lee Marvin was always better as a villain and he has Strother Martin and Lee Van Cleef backing him up so the characters are all very typical, but the way the acting flits between drama and comedy is excellent and the pacing of the storyline keeps the performances at a peak.
I had my reservations when I saw how highly it was rated because I almost never agree but this time I have to say it’s one of the best Westerns without having any graphic violence. The plot pacing throws your guesses off too but all in all it is fairly predictable, it may have the best double bluff of all time in it though.
There are several huge lines in it that pervade pop-culture to this day, a couple caught me off guard and I don’t like spoiling those things so if you are yet to see it then take the next chance you get.
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