I agree with byroncallas & just about every other reviewer that "Hombre" is Paul Newman's very best movie. Given that he starred in such great movies as "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid", "The Sting" & "Cool Hand Luke" etc., that is some achievement. Directed by Martin Ritt "Hombre" is one of those rare movies where everything comes together. Great story, great cast, great screenplay & great camerawork by one of Hollywoods all-time great cinematographers James Wong Howe. The story is complex & would take too long to explain but is engrossing. Paul Newman is great as John Russell an archetypal antihero. Superb, too, is Diane Cilento who plays Jessie a very likeable, honest & down-to-earth woman. Probably the best acting performance is given by Richard Boone who plays Grimes a really nasty villain. For anyone who has never seen this movie, DON'T MISS IT, it's great.
Review of Hombre
