Here are some things I loved:
-Having the lead actor play the undermining, mentally unstable person. Usually this kind of role is secondary, just to move the plot along, but HB is rightly given this role and he does a great job making Dobbs both slimy and charismatic.
-Walter Huston. Dang, so believable and likable. I love him in this film.
-The Banditos. They make many welcome interruptions to a fairly straightforward tale of greed and everything that goes with it.
What I didn't like:
The foreshadowing- "Please, old and wise prospector, tell us what is going to happen in the rest of the movie or else we wouldn't know what to do!"
The music-- please, tell me how I am supposed to feel again, because otherwise I wouldn't know
Most of the acting-- "I don't have to show you any stinkin' badgers!"
The fight scene- Not a single punch landed, but there he is on the ground
In sum, I have to give it a 3.5. Some excellent memorable moments, but overall not great.
