Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Pros: A bawdy, brash, humorous look at a Western Legend painted in appropriate colors.

Cons: If you don't see the final scenes as a dream, you may be put off.

The Bottom Line: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN gives us the reality, legend and myth of the Old West in an entertaining, highly speculative biography.

Review: Director John Huston (1906-1987) is not considered in the same league with William Wyler or John Ford, but he shared with them both a sense of professionalism. In THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN (1972), his last Western, Huston picked a subject...

Pros: Newman :)

Cons: a little jerky and disjointed

Review: Who cares what the story is about if Paul Newman is in it? As a young, cocky self-proclaimed judge, Newman rides into town and sets up shop. The first thing he does is draw a moustache on his own wanted poster so you pretty much know he doesn't have a...