True, the film is a little long, and it loses momentum at one stage, but generally speaking this is a most enjoyable return to what was once the cinema's most popular genre.

Brush away the dust and you'll find a sense of nostalgia and romanticism about lost American values and altered social hierarchies.

Dialogue, much of it lifted straight from Parker's novel, proves mostly engaging.

It's a film that doesn't lend itself to overly enthusiastic adjectives, but terms like "noble" and "enjoyable" fit it quite well. [Full review in Spanish]