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