This is a western movie from a Louis L’Amour story by the same title. The story revolves around the lives of two people of the west. We have a recently widowed Evie Teale, played by Katherine Ross, who is sticking to the land her husband brought her to. He then road off to buy cattle and lost his life but know one knew. Her story is about the loneliness of her life even with two children and also it highlights her pioneer spirit, which kept her trying to live her life on her terms. Conn Conagher, played by Sam Elliot, admires a woman with nerve and Evie has plenty of that.

The story has action with the usual array of western characters showing how the western life looked. Conagher is attracted to Evie and moves in and out of her life as time passes and many events and people trying to make him take a pathway that he would be less comfortable with. The question is can Evie keep him from drifting out of her life again.

I recommend this movie because of the actors and how it is portrayed. The movie is a western in the truest since of the word. It is a must see for all western film buffs.