Joe Kidd, which concerns a land war in New Mexico at the turn of the century, marks Clint Eastwood at the top of his form as a western hero. FiImed in 1971, Kidd brings together a veteran western director John Sturges, the cIassic backdrop of the High Sierras, the top-notch acting skiIls of Robert DuvaII and the rugged Eastwood as a "hired gun" who takes action based on his own particular sense of justice. And like a very classic western, it has gunfights, confIicts, and a slam-bang finaIe. |