Rio Lobo

Roger Ebert

In this case, the story itself doesnt 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 )

Geoff Andrew

If it lacks the formal perfection of Rio Bravo and the moving elegy for men grown old of El Dorado, its still a marvellous film. ( Read More )

For such a refined director as Hawks to end his career on a note like this, having made some of the finest films in the history of American cinema, is an atrocity not worth the silver used in the negative. ( Read More )

Fernando F. Croce

Comfortable is the ultimate insult in a film fixated on aging, the saintly old man turns out to be unashamedly cantankerous and cheerfully sadistic, a prime slice of Jack Elam ham. ( Read More )

Tony Mastroianni

Rio Lobo is less for the Western movie fan than it for the John Wayne fan and it may put a strain on the latters loyalty. ( Read More )