The Shooting

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Nick F The Shooting is a 1966 Western starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Oates and is likely to be the strangest Western you have ever seen! Directed and edited by Monte Hellman, it is a compelling yet confusing story of a former gunfighter (Oates) now scraping a living mining with his brother and a slightly backward young man, played by Will Hutchins. One day, when Oates returns after a few days away, he finds his brother missing and the young man unable to explain what happened. Then a young woman arrives and offers them 1,000 dollars to escort her across the desert, refusing to disclose the reason for the journey. They set off and soon find them being trailed by a lone gunman (Jack Nicholson) who eventually catches up with them and rides along without giving any reason for his presence. Their journey through a bleak and almost colourless Utah desert is intriguing but enigmatic, beautifully filmed but with no clues as to why they are on this arduous and often argumentative journey. Oates, Nicholson, Will Hutchins and Millie Perkins all deliver fine performances and there is always a dark mysterious undertone, yet the dramatic ending leaves the viewer to work out for themselves what was really going on! Well worth watching - if you are good at solving puzzles! Reviewed by NICK FLETCHER Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review D G Well, I disagree with the other reviewers here about the sound and picture quality. I'm sure they did not see the print I did. Beautiful print, gorgeous scenery. A lot of the dialog was very good, and some of the acting. I got sick of the Woman, just a lame acting job, her character doesn't say or do or mean much. Ol' Jack is quite young here and out of place. His beard never grows, no whiskers for days, he acts wooden. Overall not bad, an existential ending I found unsatisfying. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review diva h film menarik, dan sangat seru Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/25 Full Review Torin F THE SHOOTING (1966) has been described as the first acid western, and also as an offbeat masterpiece, for absolutely no discernible reason. It's clumsy, plodding, and perhaps deliberately pointless. The acting, audio quality, and "script" are all subpar. The film's one redeeming virtue is the on-location setting in southern Utah, which is always cool. Otherwise, why? Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Laurie S It's not nearly as good as some make out. It drags a lot, not a lot of action or conflict. Not a good western at all. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Stephen H This movie was pointless The scenery was drab and the acting was mediocre. The dialogue was boring. This movie was a journey from who knows where to who cares. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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