To state the obvious, Pale Rider is a remake of the 50's western Shane. It also shares a plot less directly with a great many other westerns-the greedy businessman afflicting the working folk and the shining or not so shining cowboy comes to their aid. Since all westerns seem to draw the same stories, characters and scenarios from the same well, we're very aware and familiar with what we see here. The one aspect that sets it apart is, as you likely expect, Clint Eastwood. He's what we call came to see and doesn't disappoint as a character that similar to High Plains Drifter has a mysterious almost supernatural aura to him, thats only lightly hinted at.
Review of Pale Rider
