Review of Rio Lobo (1970) by Ken M — 25 Jul 2009
A film only John Wayne fanatics could love.
Rio Lobo (1970) - 4.5/10.
Director - Howard Hawks.
Starring - John Wayne, Jennifer O'Neill, Jorge Rivero, Christopher Mitchum, Jack Elam, Victor French, Sherry Lansing.
John Wayne stars in Howard Hawks final film. It's basically a subpar reworking of "Rio Bravo" another Hawks/Wayne vehicle. This film came out during a period (late sixties thru early seventies) when some of the most innovative and influential Westerns were made. The fact that John Wayne, easily the biggest icon in this genre, wasn't involved in most of those ground-breaking films is somewhat ironic. At this point of his career he was basically doing the same character in every film. "Rio Lobo" ends up being a rather anti-climatic ending to Hawks career. Fortunately John Wayne's last film six years later would be much better.
This review of Rio Lobo (1970) was written by Ken M on 25 Jul 2009.
Rio Lobo has generally received positive reviews.
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