My Darling Clementine

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Finest Version of Wyatt, 2009-01-03
I've seen 'em all, but far and away this one is Number One. Perhaps it is Fonda's acting as Wyatt, or Victor Mature's excellent roll as Doc. Better yet -- howzabout Walter Brennan's rendition as Old Man Clanton. What takes this movie to even greater heights is the outstanding photography that portrays the elements, dirt and dust, and the use of lighting. John Ford is the maestro conducting this excellent...oh so EXCELLENT...movie.

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My Darling Clementine, 2008-12-22
This is a great western full of detail and old west charisma. A bit hoaky but lots of old fashion values. Is that what helped make our country strong? For example, Fonda does not even kiss the girl he falls in love with but its evident how they feel about each other. A true classic.

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Classic, 2008-08-28
This is one of the greatest westerns ever made. I've seen all the Earp movies and this is by far the best.

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...and her shoes were number nine..., 2008-08-19
My Darling Clementine (John Ford, 1946) br / br /I have to admit that my review of My Darling Clementine is certain to be colored by my deep and abiding love for Tombstone, George Cosmatos' ponderous-yet-gripping telling of the same story (the lead-up to the shootout at the O.K. Corral). While I certainly enjoyed Clementine-- I have yet to run across a John Ford film I haven't enjoyed-- when I put it up against Tombstone, it seems pale and rushed. br / br /You already know the story. Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) and his brothers, retired from the law business, are driving a herd of cattle into Tombstone, where they hope to set up shop as ranchers. Wyatt heads into town to do some business, leaving the herd outside town with his youngest brother (John Garner) standing guard. When he gets back, the herd is gone, his brother is dead, and the entire town know full well that the Clanton family, headed up by a sinister figure known only as the Old Man (Walter Brennan), are responsible. Meanwhile, in town, Wyatt finds out that while there's a legal system, the real power is Doc Holliday (Victor Mature), and so gravitates towards him as Wyatt plots his revenge, which has gone down in history as the Shootout at the O. K. Corral. br / br /It's certainly not a bad film; the actors range from competent (Mature, who seems miscast but does the best he can with what he's got) to excellent (Fonda and Brennan, among others), and one can never fault John Ford's impeccable direction. Still, nothing about the movie feels quite right; again, I say that I'm probably comparing at, at least subconsciously, with Tombstone, which spends far more time on character development, especially where Doc Holliday is concerned; Victor Mature doesn't really have much to do in the film save provide a foil for Henry Fonda. br / br /Not bad, but it's been done better. *** br / br /

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NOT AS GOOD AS THOUGHT IT WOULD, 2008-07-04
This movie hit the theaters on December 3, 1946 starring Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp, Linda Darnell as Chihuahua, and Victor Mature as Doc Holiday. Earp is trying to cattle across country when they're cattle rustled during the night. Earp is forced to take a job as Marshall in the same town where the country rustlers live. I was interested in this movie when I saw it playing during an episode of Mash. I didn't care for this movie because there wasn't any drama to it. Sure, it was your typical Western with guns, horses, cattle and guns. However you new how it was going to end just 20 minutes into it. Therefore I give this movie just 1 weasel star and that's being nice in my book.