A 60 year old western film about a cattle drive starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. Listed by the American Film Institute as a top 10 western of all time. On the imdb top 250 until 2004, in the 1001 movies to see before you die, in the 501 Must-See movies, on the National Film Registry, and on the filmsite top 100 of all time. This film definitely has a lot of backing as a great western.The most interesting thing about this film to me was that the main character changes in the middle of the film. We spend the first hour following a storyline centered around John Wayne, then we take an abrupt turn and follow Montgomery Clift for the rest of the film. The acting, up to the grand finale, is fairly authentic for a western. The sets are good, except when they are galloping on the horses... which looked very fake. The storyline was interesting.
For the story alone I liked this film, which warranted the rating of 7. The plot for the last 1/2 of the film was unbelievable to me and even silly at points. I can see why this one has fallen by the wayside on the imdb over the last 6 years. I haven't seen enough westerns to judge if a top 10 is accurate and the 501 book has 50 westerns... so of course it is in there.
A slightly above average western...
Vote: 7/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040724/
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