A quiet, subtle portrayal of a rich, powerful man wanting to control and tame that which can not be. Clint Eastwood has never quite been so egocentric and pompous, yet in a way, here he's always playing a slightly arrogant version of himself: a man who thinks he should be able to commit the ultimate sin of killing an endangered species, just because he can. The movie is methodical and character driven, yet it is never boring. A young Jeff Fahey is really good here as a screenwriter who's conflicted and torn in different directions: his loyalties lie to his job and the studio that he's writing for, but also to this egomaniac whose charm he can not resist. Clint Eastwood has made many, many movies in his life, and I can honestly say that, after "Unforgiven", this might be his second best. That's saying something.
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