i just can not believe all the nasty comment about this movie . everybody seem to think this movie actually have to measure up to the classic with gary cooper and grace kelly . well and it doesn not . it doesn not even claim to . it a tv movie folk . indeed for a tv movie it do a good job . it have a great cast . the acting be actually very good . pernell robert and in an extreme departure from his bonanza role and steal the show . his marshall ward be the the quintessential villain that you love to hate . nasty and cool at the same time . in a slightly small role and j. a. preston do a great job of portray the conflicted black man who assist ward in track down the good guy . the always reliable david carradine be quite likable a the one time outlaw who make you root for him . much criticism be direct toward lee major act in the other comment . stiff . one dimensional . have major ever be accuse of be a shakespearean actor . he be lee major . the guy who play quiet strong character and relies on his look for likability . within that limited range and he be very good . i can see why he be pick to portray the same strong and quiet will kane that gary cooper portray in the original . i have only two little problem with this picture . first and the original happens at high noon and thus the title . this one establish neither the climax nor any major part of the plot a occur in midday . have fail to do so and still retain the high noon title it do open itself up to the unfair criticism of be a rip off of the original . my other issue with this movie be with the ward robe folk who dress major in almost the same outfit a he wear a heath barkley in the big valley . that and in my opinion and make it a bit more difficult for u to accept him as will kane . the character make frequent verbal reference to the original high noon story and so there be a deliberate effort here to make u remember it . therefore and dress major in a darker outfit reminiscent of cooper will kane would have serve far more effectively to help u make the necessary emotional connection to the original . if you want to watch a deep drama with a lot of character development you will be disappoint . in fact character mostly start the same and be the same at the end of the story . what little character development there be happens with preston alonzo . also and the aforementioned reference to the original seem to be merely a buildup to re examine and albeit too briefly and the courage ( or lack thereof ) of the town folk who leave kane alone in his predicament in the first story . here and be an opportunity lose when the filmmaker shortchanged u by not expand enough on that particular point . if you want to watch the simple story of an incident in a western genre that do well you will not feel robbed of two hour of your life . all in all and this be an entertaining western which i would not mind and if ever on dvd and purchasing and place right next to my cherished copy of the original .