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Rio Lobo
1970 116 min United States of America G 0+
★6.7
Western
Director: Howard Hawks
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Description
After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.
Starring
John Wayne
Actor
Jorge Rivero
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Jennifer O'Neill
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Key opinion
Rio Lobo is widely regarded as a lackluster conclusion to the collaborative trilogy between director Howard Hawks and John Wayne. While the film retains classic Western charm and technically impressive practical action sequences, it is significantly undermined by wooden performances from the supporting cast and a repetitive, uninspired script.
| Production | The practical train robbery sequence serves as a technical standout, showcasing effective, pre-CGI action filmmaking. | |
| Acting | Jack Elam provides the only consistently compelling and worthwhile performance among the supporting players. | |
| Acting | The supporting cast, particularly Jorge Rivero, Christopher Mitchum, and Jennifer O'Neill, are widely seen as inept and underdeveloped, dragging down the film's quality. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed as a repetitive and predictable effort that fails to reach the heights of its predecessors, Rio Bravo and El Dorado. | |
| Ending | Critics are split on the ending; some appreciate the classic shootout echoes, while others find the final confrontation anticlimactic and lacking a satisfying revenge payoff. |