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Title: Hill's Best Film
Review: Hard Times is hands down Walter Hill's best film. Some of you may disagree, favoring Southern Comfort, Long Riders, or The Warriors or maybe even 48 Hours, but in the end all those films have certain elements that hold them back. Hard Times, on the other hand is, as another writer has put it, a great "Mid-Seventies movie." Bronson and the rest of the cast are perfect. The story is pared down and action packed. The characters are inetersting and the story has a nice ring to it. The actors are probably what makes the film. You just don't have the caliber of Bronson, Coburn and Martin these days. These days Hill just makes the same thing over and over, seemingly trying to recapture his past glory, but none of his films is as successful as Hard Times. And maybe best of all, no bus chases.
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