Rio Bravo (1959)

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The Good Bad Not Ugly

This is, more or less, a very good very bad movie. Oh, it's awful: butch John Wayne -- or should I say, "John T. Chance" -- and his companions, including a drunk, a hot-shot kid and an old man named "Stumpy" (dear God!) defend the town against the evil landowner, etc. They sing.

I don't like Howard Hawks at all; his direction is artless and this film is no exception.

But, you know, that doesn't really matter. This is a good bad movie. It's a crappy old clichéd Western you can actually enjoy, and enjoy over and over again. It's perfect at what it is. Is that enough?

See also: this interesting thread at IMDb.

- Sam - 2006-06-08 08:21:58