55
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe story itself doesn't matter much. We go to a classic John Wayne Western not to see anything new, but to see the old done again, done well, so that we can sink into the genre and feel confident we won't be betrayed.
- 70Time OutTime OutIf it lacks the formal perfection of Rio Bravo and the moving elegy for men grown old of El Dorado, it's still a marvellous film.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanFairly routine western makes a disappointing swansong for Hawks. Still good fun though, if you like this kind of thing.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWhile no Hawks movie can be considered a total loss, this reductive replay of Rio Bravo and El Dorado is too peevish to qualify as tragic, and only occasionally funny.
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineOnly the performance of Elam remains lively, but it is the type of characterization he has done dozens of times. A sad finale to Hawks's magnificent career.