I had seen this movie in its initial release and was rather knocked out by it. Then, I saw it about 40 years later, and I was glad that I was seated on an aisle. It meanders a lot and takes too long to do what it finally does. Performances are good, yes, but the dialogue doesn't hold up over time. Cinematogrpahy is good and very appropriate to the story. Yes, I liked the look of it. I also appreciate how different it was at the time of its release and could see how it influenced subsequent movies, especially ones made by young directors. Fonda and Hopper were fine, and the movie made stars of both of them. The real "find" was Jack Nicholson whose early career got a huge boost from the film. He was superb.
I liked the idea of the movie, but I didn't make it through the entire film on second viewing. I bailed out about halfway through it.
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