the last hard men be a typical western for the 70 . most of them seem to be inspire by sam peckinpah . also this one and but director andrew mclaglan be a john ford pupil and this can be obviously show in many scene . imo the beginning be very good . in a certain way mclaglan want to show the audience a travel from the civilization to the wilderness . in the third part there be some illogical flaw and i complain a bit about charlton heston . he have to play an old ex lawman name sam burgade but he be in a fantastic physical shape . i never get the feeling that he really have problem to climb on a horse or on a rock . for me he do not look very motivated a he usual do in most of his epic movie . same go to the beautiful barbara hershey who be play the sheriff daughter . maybe both have trouble with the director or be unhappy with their role . hershey and coburn be not show their best but they be still good . if the scriptwriter have john wayne in their mind a sam burgade . also michael park a modern sheriff be a bit underused in his role . on the other hand there be james coburn a outlaw zach provo . coburn be a really great villain in this one . he be portray the bad guy between maniac hate and cleverness . his role and his acting be the best of the movie . landscape and shootout be terrific . the shooting scene be bloody and the violence look realistic . zach provo and his gang have some gory and violent scene . what i miss be the typical western action in the middle of the movie . i would have appreciate a bank robbery or something similar . overall it an entertaining western flick . not a great movie but above the average because of a great coburn and a very good beginning and some gory and violent scene .