Yes, Paul Newman is a blue-eyed Indian in Hombre, but this apparent ethnic error is carefully justified in the body of the story. Newman plays a white man who was raised by the Apaches, and ever since has straddled two worlds, feeling truly comfortable in neither. While riding a stagecoach, Newman is subject to the racial bias of banker Fredric March and his snooty wife Barbara Rush. In truth, March is an embezzler, and has no reason to feel superior to anyone. This fact comes out when the coach is held up by murderous ...
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Yes, Paul Newman is a blue-eyed Indian in Hombre, but this apparent ethnic error is carefully justified in the body of the story. Newman plays a white man who was raised by the Apaches, and ever since has straddled two worlds, feeling truly comfortable in neither. While riding a stagecoach, Newman is subject to the racial bias of banker Fredric March and his snooty wife Barbara Rush. In truth, March is an embezzler, and has no reason to feel superior to anyone. This fact comes out when the coach is held up by murderous bandit-chief Richard Boone. When the passengers fight back, Boone takes Rush as a hostage. Newman, who by rights should be supremely satisfied that his tormentors are themselves tormented, proves himself the bravest of the passengers, sacrificing his own life to save Rush and put an end to Boone's reign of terror. Hombre is based on a novel by suspense specialist Elmore Leonard. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $28.31, new condition, Sold by MediaPros rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester Hills, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by 20th Century Fox.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $28.65, new condition, Sold by JubileeEntertainment rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sterling Heights, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by 20th Century Fox.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $29.78, new condition, Sold by JubileeEntertainment rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sterling Heights, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by 20th Century Fox.
This is a slow motion western movie that seem to take a long time to go from start to the ending. But it's good - not great - but very much is a good western movie! Sometimes when I watch it, I just get so mad to Newman! When is he going to do something! It takes a while because the other folks have to do their things first before he can display just what he can do! But in the end he is the hero and you can sit back and say "I told you so!" All in all, it's a good western!
