Rio Bravo is another classic story of old west. The Sheriff vs bad guy plot never gets old and everything required to make it great is included here. Rio Bravo has an outstanding set up of the small town with well-crafted sets and equally brilliant soundtrack. Story is quite conventional but the tension jerking atmosphere and a few remarkable sequences lead the situation to higher platform. Characters are well developed. John Wayne playing a righteous sheriff and Dean Martin as his broke-alcoholic deputy gave excellent performances. Especially latter impressed me since I haven't seen much of him as an actor. Ricky Nelson also nicely pulled out young pretty Gun-fighter in his relatively shorter screen-time. Walter Brennan's performance as a disabled old man really stands out. Story floats really well and didn't realize the time being passed till it reaches to its final show-down. There are fewer gunfights in the films than I had expected but that doesn't make it less enjoyable at all. Found romance between John Wayne and Angie Dickinson's character unnecessary though it gave some cool one-liners. Otherwise everything is perfectly executed. great watch
Review of Rio Bravo
