Comes a Horseman (1978)

Directed by Alan J. Pakula
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)

Pakula follows up his classic All the President's Men with a long story set in the rural west of the 1940s. Jane Fonda is having a land dispute, among other things, with her evil neighbor Jason Robards. James Caan is a cowboy working his nearby land with cattle. Together, Fonda and Caan try to change the status quo of rich ranchers and oilmen after their land. The problem is Robards and Caan both give monotone, emotionless performances. I had to constantly turn up the volume to even understand what they were saying. Only Fonda brings any kind of passion to the story, and that story goes on for an almost unbearable 2 hours. Somewhat redeemed by excellent cinematography of the Colorado landscape and realistic depiction of rural life.