Best Western made in the US I've seen in a long time. Great story. Not everybody was a heroic gunslinger in the wild west. Too often people don't feel real in those old western movies. But here, all the characters act credibly. Like real persons. Definitly not like in a John Wayne western. It's suspenseful (great idea to tell it in real time). As everyone awaits the arrival of the train, the suspension builds. The final shootout ain't even the best "chapter". It's even a bit disappointing that the end wasn't tragic. Best scenes are when local townsmen had to figure out on what side they were on or whether they even preferred to flee. It's more than an ordinary western: it's about personal risk, fear and heroism, the good of families, the need to care for your loved ones, marriage, sense of duty, morale and the breakdown of civility, justice, policing, religion, feminism.

The score is not great though (Morricone set the bar too high).

Best expression: *Livery yard*. It's like a parking garage and car rental. Only for horses.

PS: I'm always mesmerized when I see Grace Kelly in movies. She was a princess before she became a real one.