Thomas McGuane's brilliant script operates on a sort of sliding time scale, reaching back to the early pioneer days or forward to the present to illustrate the implications of this proposition.

A Western-as-capitalist-critique piece shanghaied by Marlon Brando's eccentric bounty hunter trying on brogues, mumus, and buckskin Nudie suits.

As a film achievement it's corned beef and ham hash.

Marlon Brando's incredibly hammy performance is enough to negate all the picture's positive aspects.