Review of Big Jake (1971) by Ryan V — 15 Aug 2013

An affluent family suffers a kidnapping and it's up to the boy's estranged grandfather (John Wayne) to save him. Accompanied by his two distrustful sons, the rescue party suffers bullets, treachery, and the harsh landscape on their campaign.

Big Jake can't really decide if it's a fun, slapstick-filled western or a gritty and brutally violent one. The copious amounts of blood look like melted crayons, but they aren't half as distracting as the stilted and awful acting of Patrick Wayne as one of the sons.

John Wayne has a massive roster of western movies you can check out and you'd be far better off with a good number of them.