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Scandalous John

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A crotchety old ranch owner fights to be able to live his life the way he wants to, and not the way other people--and the law--tell him he has to.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1971-06-22

Runtime: 113 mins

Director: Robert Butler

Spoken language: English

Genres: Western, Comedy, Drama, Family

Original title: Scandalous John

Production Companies: Walt Disney Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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I almost enjoyed <em>'Scandalous John'</em>, but that's only down to the ending - the rest is average, at best. I like the idea of having Brian Keith and Alfonso Arau as a duo, but Keith acts over the top too many times and his character isn't the most likeable - while Arau's role falls into periods of nothingness here and there. I will say that I actually did like the ending, which went a way I wasn't expecting and surprisingly added a bit of heart to proceedings. The aforementioned, unfortunately, wasn't enough to raise it higher in my thoughts. 3*.
2021-01-29

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