Review of The Searchers (1956) by Dan M — 15 Jun 2017
Perhaps it's because of the time this movie was released, I dunno, but John Wayne playing a Confederate dickweed with racist undertones portrayed as the hero is all sorts of wrong. Sure he has a change of heart at the very end(despite the way he offs the main antagonist), however it does not make up any of it.
The real star of this movie was the cinematography as this featured some of the most amazing shots I've ever seen. Geography's all wrong as it's supposed to take place in Texas and last time I checked Monument Valley was in Arizona.
Ah well. I suppose if you look at it as the whole classic 'cowboys vs indians' it's not bad in that sense, but I've seen much better westerns than this and ones featuring the "All-American hero" John Wayne.
Also, what the heck was up with that wife kicking scene? Damn, this was truly a different time..
This review of The Searchers (1956) was written by Dan M on 15 Jun 2017.
The Searchers has generally received very positive reviews.
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