Review of Big Jake (1971) by Eddy C — 14 Jan 2016

Really enjoyed this. Loved the way the modern world is catching up the old west. Wayne embodies this concept. He's older and grumpy, estranged from his family, but when needed, drops everything to help them.

He is tough, uncompromising, and totally in charge. I love the later Wayne westerns. Great to see his own son playing his son in this as well as the great Robert Mitchims son. Great chemistry between them.

Nice scene at the station by his ex wife Maureen Ohara also. It has humour, family, great action and it's one of the most violent Wayne movies I have seen. This s seems to be a bridge to what would be Eastwoods Westerns, and a more gritty portrayal of the West which we would see later.

Wayne looks like he is having fun with this character. Some really great quotable lines also in this.