John Wayne is cult. His characters (mostly in Westerns) were upstanding men, that fought the good fight. They might have been hard on the outside, but they always had a soft spot inside. The hard on the outside is also true when applied to the Oscar statue. John Wayne received one, although he played in countless movies/westerns. And the one he received it for, is this little gem.
His character is really well defined and his conversations with other characters (the girl mainly) are just awesome. I haven't read the book, but the story flows really nicely and you can see why the academy finally "broke" and gave John W. his long deserved Academy Award. Great acting, great visuals, the movie is really done nicely. It might have some pacing problems, but overall if you like Westerns, you will like this too.
His character is really well defined and his conversations with other characters (the girl mainly) are just awesome. I haven't read the book, but the story flows really nicely and you can see why the academy finally "broke" and gave John W. his long deserved Academy Award. Great acting, great visuals, the movie is really done nicely. It might have some pacing problems, but overall if you like Westerns, you will like this too.