 "Clint is always Charming" | 2009-09-21 |
| - Reviewed By shalladeguzman |
I love Clint Eastwood movies... he's charming in this one too.
The plot reminds me of one of those romantic Westerns. (I'd like to say something more about the plot though--it got a little silly at times and somethings didn't make much sense, such as when/how did he fall in-love with Sondra Locke's character?)
But I felt the character of Sondra Locke was too annoying--mean spirited and annoying. I couldn't like her character even when she changed.
It's not one of my favorite Clint Eastwood film, if you like Clint Eastwood in a comedy, perhaps you'd enjoy Space Cowboys better. |
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 "A turning point in Eastwood's career" | 2009-08-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A34FY6FVLE8YK |
Bronco Billy attained success in France because Clint Eastwood no longer played a super hero but an average man with a bunch of losers around him. The French do not like the constant winners, but prefer poor people displaying human qualities. This film is about friendship, country music and simple life. Don't ask for more.
In general my favourite Eastwood's films are the ones with his smart female partner Sondra Locke: Bronco Billy, Every which way but loose and Sudden Impact.
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| "Great movie" | 2009-07-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: ADZA3N3SOZB5H |
Clint Eastwood, great as always. It is a good family friendly moralistic film.
We're bar room buddies and that's the best kind... |
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| "One Of My All-Time Favorites, Too" | 2009-01-29 |
| - Reviewed By ccthemovieman |
This movie never got much acclaim for some reason. When I read where Clint Eastwood said it was a personal favorite of his I smiled, because it's mine, too.....and I like a lot of Eastwood's movies.
This isn't just my favorite Eastwood film. It's one of my all-time favorite - period! That's probably because it has tremendous charm, with a good mixture of comedy and drama with characters you care about. It's definitely different from most of Clint's movies.
The famous Eastwood glare when he's mad is still there, and he still shows his violent side. However, it's not a violent story, just a tale of a modern-day man and his little troupe who want to play cowboys and Indians, and go on tour with their little Wild West show.
The film has nice, colorful photography and looks great on DVD. However, the story, not the visuals, is the main attraction. It's refreshing to see Eastwood play a role like this where he's a Mr. Rogers-type western hero for little kids, urging children to stay on the straight and narrow, mind their parents and say their prayers before going to bed at night.
Sondra Locke also is effective as the cold newcomer who reluctantly joins the group and slowly changes from a mean-spirited, sarcastic woman to a caring person. She shows a good comedic touch and is excellent in this film, perhaps her best effort since "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter."
The rest of the cast is fun to watch, too, and the always-fascinating face and voice of "Scatman" Crothers.
I've said this for 20 years, but I still think it's Eastwood's most underrated movie.
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| "Clint Carries on the Classic Tradition of the West" | 2008-02-17 |
| - Reviewed By dr_strange |
Bronco Billy is a character in the tradition of classic westerns of the 20th century. Billy is fair and honest, and he watches out for children. Except for some of the things he does, Bronco Billy bears some resemblance to Roy Rogers. However, when Billy does not get his way, which seems to happen a lot, he can be manipulative.
One of Bronco Billy's biggest problems is getting a young woman to be an assistant. Being an assistant for Billy involves being a target for knives, holding up plates so Billy can shoot them, and jumping on the back of a horse ridden by Billy. Billy's latest assistant just quit at the same time that obnoxious Antoinette Lilly's husband abandons her in the same town Bronco Billy's wild west show is playing. Antoinette needs help, since all her husband left her was a nightgown, and
Billy needs an assistant.
Antoinette turns out to be a huge pain in the behind. She is smart-mouthed, cynical, obnoxious and arrogant (I may have missed a few adjectives, but you can fill those in yourself). On the other hand, Antoinette can shoot and other than being a snob, she can handle the assistant part.
Even though I am not a big fan of Sondra Locke, part of what makes this movie work is how Antoinette's observations of Billy slowly change her attitude toward the world. She sees that Billy is honest and caring. She also sees how selfless Billy and his team are. Between the jokes, the changes in Antoinette as the movie progresses are important to the end of the movie.
Whenever I look at my DVD collection for a movie to watch, I somehow seem to always pass over this movie. Yet, when I finely get around to watching it, I am always glad I did. I am unable to explain exactly why that is the case. Regardless, this movie is a charmer and one of my favorite Clint Eastwood comedies. If you have enjoyed Clint Eastwood's other comedies, I believe you will like this one.
Enjoy!
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| "A real charmer" | 2008-02-16 |
| - Reviewed By aclea |
| Despite its mixed reception and disappointing box-office, Eastwood's Bronco Billy may not be the blockbuster the studio pitched it as (it was released on the largest number of screens ever at the time) but it's certainly not the disaster it's sometimes painted. A Thirties-style screwball comedy about an ex-shoe salesman and his band of misfits and dreamers whose travelling show becomes the hideout for a runaway heiress (a miscast and very unsympathetic Sondra Locke, whose conversion to proletarian good naturedness is the film's most unconvincing note). With a strong supporting cast including a scene-stealing Geoffrey Lewis as Locke's money-grabbing husband and a genuine warm-hearted affection for its characters that's only enhanced by its awareness of their failings, it remains one of his most winning and certainly his most underrated films. |
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