*Spoilers* What begins as a standard B-Western (with an admittedly unlikely starring duo) becomes a compelling examination of ethics and morality in the American Western. Both Ford and Lemmon are excellent, with an unusually cast Lemmon surprisingly playing his role completely straight. An unconvincing romantic subplot that goes nowhere and is abruptly dropped is a debit, and the final recounciliation between the two leads feels false, otherwise a finely produced and directed western entry.

An effective--and unusual--western about a couple of tenderfeet.

Refreshing, generally entertaining western story

Total failure. Even Saul Bass's title sequence is far worse than any other of his I have seen