Gary Lockwood Stole the Show!
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rehiii76 — 13 years ago(July 13, 2012 02:30 PM)
Just caught this old forgotten movie again and I have to say that in my opinion Gary Lockwood gave the best performance in this film (okay, aside from Jimmy Stewart's character's blowup/speech near the end). I thought Lockwood did a superb job as the young and lawless gunfighter. He had impressive skills with a gun and wasn't somebody to be taken lightly. Granted he was a total nutcake, but he really had me believing that he was nobody you wanted to mess with.
Great performance here by Lockwood, and sadly, likely a largely forgotten one as well. Did anybody else think that he looked like a young Brett Favre in Firecreek? -
wrenage — 12 years ago(June 22, 2013 06:41 PM)
I watched the movie again tonight. I got it for my dad on Father's Day because it was one of his favorite westerns, and he let me watch it with him as a kid. I've never forgotten that viewing.
However, I hadn't seen it for a long time, and I never appreciated a lot of it when I saw it as a kid. Firecreek is almost a forerunner to The Wild Bunch in its grit and world-weary tone. I also noticed little details I didn't see before, such as the gang burned their partner who got shot. I never put the firewood, burned chair and ashes together when I was younger. I also thought the direction/cinematography had a bit more creativity to it than standard fare.
But, yeah, as I watched, I thoughtdang, Gary Lockwood is nailing this part! He really did bring a great feeling of menace to the role. I never realized how greasy the whole gang was (even them getting drunk and burning their partner elevates them to an odd level of creepy), apart from Fonda, until I watched it at this age.
My favorite Stewart moment was when he opened the barn and saw Arthur. That little look away/whimper he does was fantastic.
All in all, Firecreek is a classic to me.
