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Movie Overview
Cast
• Gary Cooper
• Grace Kelly
• Thomas Mitchell
Director
• Fred Zinnemann
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
High Noon (1952)

REVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 90% Fresh
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3/5
"Just a good guy, a bad guy, and a clean-cut ending that leaves you shrugging the whole thing off."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

A
"Can be enjoyed simply because it's so well done."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

8/10
"Flaws don't negate the strong impact this film would have on the viewer, the impact that inspired many future filmmakers and made High Noon one of the most important pieces of American film legacy."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

4/4
"The Western may be one of the few truly American art forms, and High Noon shows exactly how much potential it can embrace."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

A
"quintessential Western that transcends the genre"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

9/10
"...plays on the psychology of its characters and situations; an oater with insight and introspection...thought over action."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

5/5
"This outstanding drama ticks by in real time, only 84 tense minutes long."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

"A simple, somewhat creaky tribute to defiant courageousness."  Lessons of Darkness  Nick Schager

5/5
"O primeiro filme a ensinar que um faroeste poderia ter densidade dramática sem perder suas próprias características."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

A-
"Generates claustrophobic suspense by focusing on three images: Kane's increasingly tense, pained expression; implacably ticking clocks; and the ominous, empty train tracks."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus
OFCS Rating: 90% Fresh
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