A classic

To be honest, I’m not really a fan of John Wayne (I have seen only 6 of his movies including this one so far), but since this movie is a real classic, I was definitely eager to check it out. In fact, I completely forgot it when I was watching the damned thing but I realized afterwards that this movie is actually regarded as one of the best Western ever made, inspiring such movies like ‘Assault at Precinct 13’  and many movie makers such as Quentin Tarantino. Personally, I thought it was a pretty good flick but I can’t say it was really mind-blowing though. I mean, it was definitely well made, the acting was solid and I thought it was entertaining but I guess it is just not my style of Westerns and I’d rather see the movies made by Sergio Leone. Concerning John Wayne, I thought he was pretty good but I thought there was not much chemistry between him and Angie Dickinson and I never really believed in their relationship. Above all, I thought that the story was all right but it was nothing really amazing, at least, in my opinion. Still, it remains a solid Western, a real classic and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10