[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I could see that.

She's a pretty shitty character, for sure. Stupid and inexplicable motivation (not surprising for female characters of the era), grating persona at times and faaaaar too important down the homestretch.

Here's my biggest gripe about Red River -

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what the hell happened to Cherry Valance? He's a super-important character, suddenly Matty's best friend and certified badass.

Dunson shoots him, he rolls off-screen and that's it! That's all we know.
Does he die? Matt watching his buddy get blown away seems to have exactly no impact on him at all. WTF? Feels like something got cut that could've resolved it a bit.

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Yeah, he does just kind of disappear but, that is some what believable to me with the obvious affection that Dunson and Garth are [hamfistedly] shown to ultimate have for one another.

I guess the whole ending would be another aspect that keeps it from perfection for me. Still, I should qualify that on a singular level, it is easily one of Duke’s best performances. It was this role that helped convince Ford he could cast him as Ethan Edwards. “I didn’t know the big son of a bitch could act.”