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Monday, March 5, 2012

Rio Bravo (1959)


An American Western by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne and Dean Martin.
A sheriff in a small town arrests an outlaw for murdering a man in a bar. The previous deputy is there because he is looking for a drink. The previous deputy helps in the fight that ensues and is given back his badge. He left the law enforcement trade because he had run away with a woman who later dumped him and had turned to drinking. A caravan of wagons comes into town with a young gunslinger on board. The sheriff, the previous deputy and the young gunslinger end up fighting the outlaw's gang with the help of a female gambler who was on the caravan of wagons and the old-timer who watches the prisoners in jail.
This is an epic western, say thankee sai. It's long (2 hours and 20 minutes) and the plot is a little more complex than the average film. Everything is communicated very clearly thanks to the basic style and there is even a good musical number in the middle. The gunslingers pictured in the film take very few shots to kill a certain number of men, so they have not forgotten the faces of their fathers. Given that there's nothing bad to say about it and only praise to give, I'm rating it awesome, may it do ya fine.

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