Urban Cowboy Review
Urban Cowboy is probably best-remembered for its examination of late-1970s honky-tonk kitsch -- in particular, the mechanical bull -- but the film is also an interesting, perceptive romantic drama. Love, jealousy, lust, and blue-collar ennui are all fodder for the knowing eye of writer-director James_Bridges. Produced at the height of John_Travolta's early popularity, Cowboy is essentially his star vehicle, but the supporting work of Debra_Winger and Scott_Glenn packs much of the film's punch. In her first mainstream role, Winger is quite a revelation: smart, brassy, and unconventionally beautiful. For his part, Glenn turns in a captivatingly rude performance as the cocksure ex-con who comes between Winger and Travolta. Brendon Hanley, Rovi
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