When Clint is wrongly accused, judged, and lynched, only to survive and set out to even the score, this film seems to be one of the best westerns ever made. It quickly bogs down with a terrible romantic subplot and the main storyline takes too many detours that lead nowhere. Some big name talent (Ben Johnson, James MacArthur, Dennis Hopper) gets top billing and are on and off screen so fast that their brief appearances leave you wondering why they even made the movie. The film drags on for two hours and in the end nothing is resolved. The romantic subplot then seems forced, and the way the film actually ends may leave you wondering why you just spent two hours watching it. It wouldn't have been so disappointing had the first half of the film not been so well executed as though it was leading up to something instead of nothing. 5 of 10
Review of Hang 'Em High
