Looks handmade, built of cedar. As the town is constructed (growing with every shot), Altman deconstructs the Western: heroes are dopey, dependent; the one gunfight, prolonged and dead silent; tumbleweeds are traded for snow. Even Carradine’s Cowboy is a pacifist. (Kubrick, an admirer, let McCabe's conclusion influence The Shining, surely.)
before the title, be warned—there are possible spoilers in the review.
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