Pale Rider

"(Eastwood) understands so well how he works on the screen that the movie has a resonance that probably was not even there in the screenplay."

"There are sufficient question-marks inserted to lift it out of the routine..."

"It's all been seen before, but Eastwood serves it up with authority, fine craftsmanship and a frequent sense of fun."

"It had been so long since a quality western had hit America's screens that it appears as if Eastwood purposely set out to remind audiences of all the elements that make the genre work."

"Pale Rider does nothing to disprove the wisdom that this genre is best left to the revival houses."

"I'm just now beginning to realise that, though Mr. Eastwood may have been improving over the years, it's also taken all these years for most of us to recognize his very consistent grace and wit as a filmmaker."