Холливудын хоёр том од нэгэн дор цугларсан The Missouri Breaks киног мэргэжилтнүүд түүхэн дэх хамгийн шилдэг вестерн бүтээлүүдийн нэгээр нэрлэв.
1976 онд дэлгэцэнд гарсан The Missouri Breaks киног StudioBinder-ээс гаргасан “Бүх цаг үеийн шилдэг 101 вестерн кино” жагсаалтын 26-р байрт эрэмбэлжээ. Монтана мужид үйл ажиллагаа явуулдаг мал хулгайлагчдын бүлгийн толгойлогч Том Логаны дүрд Жак Николсон тоглосон бол түүнийг баривчлахаар хөлслөгдсөн этгээдийн дүрийг Марлон Брандо бүтээсэн юм. Тус кино нь ердийн вестерн жанраас ялгаатай, өвөрмөц шийдэлтэй бүтээл хэмээн үнэлэгддэг.
Энэхүү кино нь жүжигчин Жак Николсон One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest киногоор Оскарын шагнал хүртсэний дараахан, харин Марлон Брандо The Godfather болон On the Waterfront зэрэг бүтээлээрээ алдрын оргилд хүрсэн үед хийгдсэнээрээ онцлогтой. Киноны үйл явдал нь хууль бус үйл ажиллагаа явуулагч болон түүнийг мөрдөгч этгээд хоёрын сэтгэл зүйн тэмцэл дээр суурилдаг. Марлон Брандогийн бүтээсэн этгээд, гаж зуршилтай алуурчны дүр нь үзэгчдийн анхаарлыг татсаар ирсэн бөгөөд The Guardian сонин түүний энэхүү жүжиглэлтийг жүжигчний хамгийн шилдэг 16 дүрийн нэгээр нэрлэжээ.
Кино анх нээлтээ хийх үедээ шүүмжлэгчид болон үзэгчдээс төдийлөн таатай хүлээж аваагүй ч цаг хугацааны эрхээр үнэлэмж нь өссөн байна. Rotten Tomatoes сайтад 26 шүүмжлэгчийн дүгнэлтээр 77 хувийн үнэлгээ авсан тус бүтээл нь өдгөө өвөрмөц, хүчирхийлэл болон инээдмийн элементүүдийг хослуулсан, урьдчилан таашгүй өрнөлтэй сонгодог кино хэмээн хүлээн зөвшөөрөгдөж байна.
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Some Westerns are remembered for iconic gunfights. Others become famous for their sprawling landscapes, unforgettable characters or legendary stars. Then there’s The Missouri Breaks.
The 1976 Western brought together two of Hollywood’s biggest names, Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando, for a strange and unconventional story about cattle rustlers, a ruthless land baron and the hired gun brought in to stop them.
Nearly 50 years after its release, the movie has earned a place among the genre’s most highly regarded films. StudioBinder ranked The Missouri Breaks No. 26 on its recent list of the 101 Best Western Movies of All Time.
Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando Shared the Screen
Nicholson stars as Tom Logan, the leader of a group of cattle rustlers operating in Montana. After one of Logan’s friends is killed by land baron David Braxton, Logan and his gang purchase a small farm next to Braxton’s ranch and use it as a front for their operation.
Braxton isn’t willing to let the thefts continue. He hires Robert E. Lee Clayton, an eccentric and dangerous “regulator” played by Brando, to hunt down the rustlers.
The result is essentially a battle of wills between Nicholson’s outlaw and Brando’s increasingly unhinged hired killer.
The Movie Arrived at an Interesting Point in Both Stars’ Careers
The pairing was particularly notable because both actors were at the height of their powers.
Nicholson had just won his first Academy Award for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, while Brando had already cemented his status as one of Hollywood’s greatest actors with performances in movies including The Godfather and On the Waterfront.
Putting the two together in a Western seemed like a can’t-miss proposition. But The Missouri Breaks wasn’t a conventional Western.
StudioBinder describes it as an “esoteric Western,” highlighting the unusual pairing of Nicholson and Brando.
Brando’s Performance Was Anything But Conventional
Brando’s Robert E. Lee Clayton isn’t the typical Western villain. He’s an eccentric assassin whose methods become increasingly bizarre as he tracks down Logan and his associates. That unpredictability is one of the things that has helped the movie remain interesting to audiences decades later.
The Guardian later ranked Brando’s performance as Clayton No. 16 on its list of the actor’s greatest performances, describing the film as a revisionist Western and noting the unusual dynamic between Brando and Nicholson.
It Wasn’t Immediately Celebrated as a Classic
The Missouri Breaks had a somewhat complicated reception when it first arrived. Critics and audiences weren’t particularly kind to it, with the movie initially being viewed as an eccentric or self-indulgent take on the Western.
That reputation has softened over time.
Rotten Tomatoes currently gives the film a 77% Tomatometer score, based on 26 critics’ reviews.
The movie’s reputation today isn’t necessarily based on being a traditional crowd-pleasing Western. That’s part of its appeal.
The Missouri Breaks is strange, occasionally funny, violent and unpredictable. It also offers something that few movies can: two of Hollywood’s most distinctive actors sharing the screen at a particularly interesting point in both of their careers.
