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In the latter film Wayne plays a rough and capable Westerner who fast
is becoming an anachronism in the changing landscape of the American
West. The territory is moving toward statehood, and a new breed of man
is required to take charge of it. That man is represented by the
ineffectual Jimmy Stewart, who refuses to wear a gun, and who is
committed to the ideals of political justice and compromise. John Wayne
plays the man who shot Liberty Valance, an evil gunman from the "old
school" (compare Jack Palance's portrayal of the gunman in Shane,
1953). But the credit for killing Valance goes to Jimmy Stewart, who
had reluctantly picked up a gun and tried to use it against the
hardened killer. Of course, John Wayne saves Stewart's life, but loses
the woman he loves to Stewart. The latter goes on to be the first
governor of the new state. He is remembered as "the man who shot
Liberty Valance."

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lived with his characters in that second half of the film, and that
experience made the film-viewing experience worthwhile. Vanessa
Matinez, who plays the daughter, deserves an Academy Award nomination
for best supporting actor. Scenes of her reading from a lost diary are
charged with the intensity of her acting. In a strange way, this was a
film for young adolescents--just as The Secret of Roan Inish was a film
for young children. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio also deserves a
nomination for best actor. And she can sing! Haskell Wexler's
cinematography, particularly in the interior cabin scenes late in the
film, contribute immensely to the overall effect. This is Sayles' best
work since Lone Star.

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Another theme was the omnipresence of communication aids in this
digital age--a fax machine initiated Bergman's interaction with the
Insider, and the film includes an unforgettable cell phone call from
the Caribbean. Communications are subtle, intense, complex, and
problematic in this digital age. The film offers these themes and more.

In Felicia's Journey he adapts a novel by William Trevor, one
of the great 20th Century British novelists and short story writers,
about a young Irish woman who journeys to England to find her lover and
tell him she is pregnant. She becomes one of the "lost girls" who are
found by a rotund, mild-mannered, squeamish control freak played by Bob
Hoskins, whose acting in this film is as good or better as the acting
of Kevin Spacey. Both should be nominated at the Academy Awards.

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