I wanted to love this, I did, I really did, but I just couldn't. Jimmy Stewart's dialogue is nearly unintelligible, with his performance being the same old Jimmy Stewart performance, Lee Marvin's performance felt almost amateur, John Wayne wasn't much better, and this movie just did nothing I felt was anything revolutionary. I really wanted to love this, I love old westerns, I love John Ford, I love Lee Marvin, I really like John Wayne, it had all the elements of a great film, it just didn't have that spark, you know? It wasn't bad, but I didn't really love it and if I didn't know how acclaimed it was, I'd never guess it was considered a classic.
