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A Western the way it should be
This is a well done, made-for-TV Western based on the Louis L'Amour novel of the same name.There is so much to like in this movie.This is not some grand epic like `Dances with Wolves', the scale and scope of the action are small, and the plot straightforward.The casting and acting are great.Sam Elliot was put on this Earth to play the role of L'Amour's quiet loners.He has such a great voice and presence.Katherine Ross, his love interest in this movie and his wife in real life, is also outstanding.Conagher has some great lines in this movie, as other reviews have alluded to.Ken Curtis (Festus!) also has an important role in this movie.Any Western with Festus can't be bad.The cinematography is terrific.Beautiful shots of the wilderness, the badlands, and the open sky.This movie is also full of atmosphere.Without trying to describe what atmosphere is in a Western, the best Westerns (such as John Wayne's Rio Bravo, and including this film) have it.There is also a certain gritty realism to this movie that is lacking in many Westerns made in the past twenty years.The characters get dirty and tired.One small point about this film that I really found compelling was that the shots and lever actions of the Winchesters sound as they really do.Most gunshots in movies don't sound like real gunshots.This is a small but important detail for realism, and it really adds to the experience of being part of the action, not just a distant observer.The only reason that I don't give this movie five stars is that the editing and transition between scenes are horrible.Perhaps this is an artifact of TV (commercial breaks) or perhaps it indicates that there were more scenes initially shot that were cut from the finished film, I don't know.Scenes just abruptly end, and there are discontinuous, seemingly random jumps, in time and space in the film.It makes the final product somewhat choppy in my opinion.This is a great (and underappreciated) Western in any case, and a worthy addition to any collection.

Great movie - caution to parents
I really think this is a great movie, Very little swearing, some fist-fights and gunslinging. Clean enough for my 8 and 11 year old boys to watch.However, be careful parents, because on the DVD, the preview to other movies contains frontal nudity.(accessible through the main menu)You might want to store it out of their reach.
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Great film!!!
First of all Hollywood Confidential is NOT a tv movie. It is a great action filled suspense drama. Check this one out!!!

Another movie looking at Hollywood.
"Hollywood Confidential" is a TV movie and it certainly looks like it.It actually resembles a version of "VIP" with some men working alongside the women.The only difference is that the main purpose of the agency in the film is to spy on people (although they also provide protection when the situation calls for it).The actors are never really given any chance to express emotion.They are all just there for the purpose of speaking lines to present the extremely dull plot.The plot mostly centers around a big time Hollywood director who is trying to cut off his relationship with a teenage girl.The usual plot developments occur and nothing truly interesting ever really happens.Charlize Theron and Amanda Pays (who is criminally underused here) try to provide some spark but it is hopeless in this case. ... Read more

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Great film!!!
First of all Hollywood Confidential is NOT a tv movie. It is a great action filled suspense drama. Check this one out!!!

Another movie looking at Hollywood.
"Hollywood Confidential" is a TV movie and it certainly looks like it.It actually resembles a version of "VIP" with some men working alongside the women.The only difference is that the main purpose of the agency in the film is to spy on people (although they also provide protection when the situation calls for it).The actors are never really given any chance to express emotion.They are all just there for the purpose of speaking lines to present the extremely dull plot.The plot mostly centers around a big time Hollywood director who is trying to cut off his relationship with a teenage girl.The usual plot developments occur and nothing truly interesting ever really happens.Charlize Theron and Amanda Pays (who is criminally underused here) try to provide some spark but it is hopeless in this case. ... Read more

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