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This was the second collaboration between Eastwood and Sondra Locke, and their on-screen chemistry is the engine that drives the movie. While Locke’s performance is sometimes debated for its eccentricity, there is no denying that she is a firecracker opposite Eastwood’s laconic, weary persona.
She isn’t a damsel in distress; she is just as likely to cause chaos as she is to be saved. It’s a bizarre, combative, and oddly romantic dynamic that would define their partnership throughout the late 70s and 80s.