My Darling Clementine, 1946. Wyatt Earp becomes marshal of Tombstone to find his brother's murderers. Directed by John Ford. Written by Samuel G. Engel & Winston Miller, story by Sam Hellman, based on a book by Stuart N. Lake. Starring Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature & Cathy Downs.
Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 3/4 (Good)
Characters: 3/4 (Good)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good). It's uneven, but there are some really great lines in there.
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent). Mostly it's good bordering on great, but I was completely lost (geographically speaking) during the final shootout.
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 3/4 (Good). Fonda has an unexpected cheerful energy which is quite nice.
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Thoroughly entertaining. It sure is a relief to finally have a good movie in this marathon; I was almost ready to give up on Ebert.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.9/4 (Good)
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