Rio Lobo 1970

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The fact that its best action sequence, the first, was directed by the second unit is emblematic of Hawks's relative lack of engagement with the material. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: In this case, the 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. Read more

Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine: The Duke knows by instinct what audiences accept without question: whatever he may be called in the script, he is always unmistakably John Wayne. And who would have it any other way? Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: If 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. Read more

Variety: Hawks' direction is as listless as the plot. Read more