Forgotten Gene Hackman Western Gets a Second Look 30 Years Later

• A 1995 Gene Hackman Western that flopped at the box office is now being called a near-perfect 1990s oater that nobody remembers today.
• Men’s Journal makes the case that the film’s craftsmanship, sharp performances, and revisionist grit deserved far better than its disappointing reception.
• The renewed attention is part of a broader wave of retrospectives revisiting Hackman’s filmography in the wake of his career.

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