High Noon (re-release)
User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15

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  1. wololooo
    Mar 27, 2012
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. High Noon plays out in near real time - realistically building tension at a steady pace. There's little action before the climax of the film, with a huge focus on character interaction, as sherfif Will Kane (played by the excellent Gary Cooper) struggles in vain to enlist the townspeople's help. After the seventy minute long buildup, I was hoping for a worthy shootout, and was rewarded with a tense and dramatic finale. High Noon is a true classic that holds up easily today, and is a telling reflection on the cowardice and fear that can strike us all.… Expand
  2. SwoopLoo
    Feb 23, 2005
    10
    High Noon is more than a Western. It is commentary on the weakness of the human race. Fear rules the day and most succumb to its presence. Only a few brave souls are truly willing to risk death (or political office) in order to right a wrong. What is more cowardly, to look for help or to deny that you need to help?
  3. YoonMinC.
    May 8, 2004
    9
    Sneered at by film geeks as professional than personal, craftmanlike than artistic. it's true that the quirkier westerns of boetticher, mann, hawks, etc offer more in the way of originality and eccentricity. but, high noon is a work of near perfection in terms of performances, dramatic structure, and moral dileneation. cooper's all the more effective for playing it vulnerable as well as tough. hawks complained high noon violated some key rules of western conventions but these very 'flaws' give it a richer texture. … Expand
  4. DanC.
    May 3, 2004
    10
    This is one of the greatest westerns of all time. Cooper and Kelly are great!

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Metascore
89 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    70
    Some of the results ring false, but the memorable theme song and some equally memorable character acting (by Thomas Mitchell and Lon Chaney Jr. more than Lloyd Bridges and Katy Jurado) help things along.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Bosley Crowther
    100
    Meaningful in its implications, as well as loaded with interest and suspense, High Noon is a western to challenge “Stagecoach” for the all-time championship. (Review of Original Release)
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  3. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    100
    The Western may be one of the few truly American art forms, and High Noon shows exactly how much potential it can embrace.
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