Review of Rio Bravo (1959) by Jon H — 19 Jun 2007

John Wayne. Need I say more? Dean Martin plays a drunk! There is a stretch. Ricky Martin pre plane crash as well...

This review of Rio Bravo (1959) was written by Jon H on 19 Jun 2007.

Rio Bravo has generally received very positive reviews.

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100%? Really? This was 30-mins too long with 2-hours of literal waiting for 10-minutes, finally, of some pretty mild semi-showdown action…

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By Rory P (254) on 19 Feb 2017

How the fuck is this in the Sight and Sound greatest films list?* Other than that significant gripe, it's perfectly fine…

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Rio Bravo might just as well be director Howard Hawks giving us his finest western since Red River…

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By Sterling B (74) on 06 Mar 2014

The John Wayne/Angie Dickinson romance is entirely unbelievable, but just about everything else is a fine example of Hawks' singular talent…

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An overall good movie, with its funny moments and action, this movie is five stars…

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Initially watched it because Ricky Nelson was in it. Well-written and acted, starring John Wayne, Dean Martin and Angie Dickinson…

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I'm not the biggest fan of John Wayne westerns but I did like this, good story…

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