life full of coincidence and no . this be true represent just a few week back and i happen to pick up another novel from elmore leonard call valdez be come . after read it and i say to a close friend and hey and this be a great story and it would be another great movie . so and when he tell me it already be and i just have to get it and have a look . leonard be prolific represent not only one of america premier author and he responsible for some of the most talked about film ever and among them be get shorty ( 1995 ) and mr. majestyk ( 1974 ) and jackie brown ( 1997 ) and pronto ( 1997 ) and many others . so and when you get wind of another one from this master storyteller and you sit up and take notice . leonard hero tend to fall into two camp represent the tough guy who get heart when need and or the guy with heart who get tough when push . in both case and you get a character who the type of guy you would always like to have a a friend and but never a an enemy . bob valdez ( lancaster ) be the local constable who get catch up in a stand off between an allege killer and a vigilante posse lead by frank tanner ( jon cypher ) . after be force to kill the accused murderer and valdez try unsuccessfully to persuade the town leader and tanner to kick in some compensation for the man apache widow . they refuse and of course and and and in the process of ask tanner again and valdez be cruelly treated represent tanner order his men to tie a wooden cross to valdez back and then force him to walk back to town some fifteen mile . unhappily for tanner and he pick the wrong guy to bully represent valdez be a retired scout and indian fighter who know how to exact revenge . he return to tanner spread and kidnap his girl friend and thus force tanner to pursue both of them into the high sierra the very place that valdez know good than anybody . that set up the final confrontation between the two men and but precede by valdez pick off eleven of tanner men with good tactic and good firepower . and and for a western and the final scene be unique represent you will never see another western with an end like it . bar none . film in spain and up in the sierra and the cold terrain and air be overwhelm and almost . the music sound track be adequate and doesn not intrude a others have while the editing be just a tad too quick in a couple a place and but the photography be just stunning . lancaster give a solid performance a the mexican constable and with just the right amount of lilt to his affected mexican english and and his tacit subservience to the bullying american while cypher be excellent a the cruel and near sociopathic trail bos and landowner while susan clark be competent and but not outstanding and a the kidnap girlfriend while and a special mention for barton heyman a el segundo who finally learn what true loyalty mean . in sum and a stellar cast for a well produce and very intelligent western . if you like the western genre and in my opinion this one rank in the top ten for that genre . so and if you haven not see it yet and i give this one my high recommendation .