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Well, I liked it better than that, but I do feel that the movie showed its age somewhat in its take on the genre; something like [
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] definitely isn't as shocking/rousing as it would've been back in '52, and the main antagonist was essentially just there to be the token bad guy, so it would've been nice if he had been given literally any dimension or development at all, I feel. Still good, though!
Those things didn't bother me. The villain is more legend than man, which is appropriate for a western, particularly one in which the marshal is tasked with rallying the town past their collective fear. (I do think it would've been interesting if he was given more dimension via showing up a changed man or something, but that's not what this movie is.) And another way to frame your spoiled text is that it was ahead of its time, which is a positive.