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Lanfranco C The sunset of the West Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/30/25 Full Review Bobby E Bad sets . Bad costuming . Terrible fake blood . Bad disguised dirt bike . Too many white toothed people for 1900 . Most of the acting is poor . Boone and Wayne still decent . Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Larry P Maybe my favorite John Wayne film. That's saying something considering The Duke made 151 motion pictures, won an Oscar for True Grit, should've won another one for The Searchers, and was nominated for yet another Best Actor turn in The Sands of Iwo Jima. Here the relationships with his sons becomes the core of the film, one of them his real son, Patrick Wayne. Youngest son Ethan plays Big Jake's grandson, Little Jake. Naturally, Maureen O'Hara is Big Jake's wife, and apparently a brilliant business woman. Chris Mitchum's character doesn't get enough time or development, but his performance makes me want to know more about his relationships with all of the other characters, because it's so nuanced it leads to intrigue across the film. One could nearly consider this a sequel to McClintock. Richard Boone is a first-class villain, and has a number of excellent lines. Sharp, witty dialogue, fun with the big showdown as the climax. If you like Westerns and John Wayne, I highly recommend it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Blu B A Western Classic. It's got elements of The Searchers & Rio Bravo mixed together for a old fashioned adventure across the West to save his grandson. And it's got all the Wayne hallmarks for mostly better. The music is excellent is super memroable, well used, and catchy. The acting is solid. Wayne here is doing his thing for better or worse and it works well because the direction is solid, the script is sound, and the execution is really well done. Bad guys are pretty good actually and the other three along the journey are actually kind of good. They didn't just blend in. Granted this is very lighthearted but also serious at times too. There isn't any serious drama between his sons and the fact he was gone so long out of their lives is treated more ligthhearted and comedic than anything serious but it works because the pacing here is fantastic. It never stops with action great vistas, awesome scores, and just keeps moving. The 1 hour 50 minutes fly by here. The editing is really well done too and so it the cinematography. There is gorgous shots in this and the action is really well done and memorable. It can feel a little bit during the downtime where it gives some backstory and setting up the kidnap exchange it gets a little complicated for no reason to just go back to old fashioned gun slinging. And no one really has that much depth. It's a typical Wayne Western if you've ever seen one you know what to expect kind of like a Rock or Segal flick. But it's done so well here and it's just a really good time. Anyone who is a fan of any actors here, the director, or westerns in general should check this out. I'd even say if your looking for a family western too possibly also even though there are some violent moments here. It's nothing compared to contemporary flicks from around this time like Peckinpah stuff though. It does have a comfort/wholesome feel to it that other Wayne movies don't nexcesarily have. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/25 Full Review John J. M Settle in with some popcorn, and enjoy and entertaining John Wayne Richard Boone western. Spoil alert the good guys win. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Jelisije J Another standard western film from the great John Wayne that offers nothing spectacular, but nothing bad either. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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