Review of Rio Bravo (1959) by Daryl K — 05 Oct 2013
The traditional story -- town sheriff has to prevent a jailed murderer from being broken out by an army of hired guns -- is only one aspect of Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'. What makes the film unique and endlessly re-watchable, is its distinctive characters and their interplay in one ambling scene after another.
The result: a long picture that breezes by, and performances by the likes of Dean Martin and Walter Brennan that you'll remember long after. It's great fun seeing macho man Wayne reduced to stuttering schoolboy in verbal interplay with his Hawksian love interest, Angie Dickinson.
Easily one of my favorite all-time Westerns, and one of my favorite John Wayne films.
This review of Rio Bravo (1959) was written by Daryl K on 05 Oct 2013.
Rio Bravo has generally received very positive reviews.
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