Blu-ray Review – The Ox-Bow Incident

It's interesting to welcome the Blu-ray release of 1943's "The Ox-Bow Incident," as its story of intolerance and mob mentality is more relevant today than it was back then. It's a striking discovery and a classic motion picture, which uses traditional western elements to secure familiarity as it explores the challenges of rational thinking in a difficult situation of feverish condemnation. Director William A. Wellman guides an efficient adaptation of Walter Van Tilburg Clark's celebrated novel, wisely keeping his most powerful screen weapon, Henry Fonda's lead performance, front and center. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com