OK, this has to be the absolute worst John Wayne movie I have ever seen!
It is so cheeseball! ...
The acting is horrible, the story is worse, and it is just so cheesy.
If I ever watch it again, it will be for some much needed laughs.
What was John Wayne thinking?
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For me , a good movie.
A sherif with uneducated children : it's new for an story.
Cahill U.S. Marshal is a bit unfledged, but I actually think that it's one of Wayne's better late Westerns, a rather poignant movie that poses some compelling moral quandaries while exploring generational fracture.
shareCahill is dull and creepy. I love all Wayne's movies but this one is not my favorite. It is almost "Disney family movie", especially when you compare this with "Big Jake". "The Cowboys" make me similar feelings but was made much better- better acting, better scenario and even better Wayne performance.
1/5!
It may not be Waynes best film, but I think it's good entertainment and it shows Wayne from another angel and the music is good.
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I thought it was a good movie but it could have been better. The script writers made some of the actors such as George Kennedy (a great actor) look rediculous during certain scenes. They had a talented cast but they didn't do a good job with them. Still it is a good movie worth watching and overlooking the faults.
shareI'm a big fan of John Wayne, but this belongs to a subset I've always referred to as 'lesser Duke'...
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I really disagree. I think all of the Duke's later westerns were extremely well crafted. This was no exception. The cinematography is brilliant, and the story compelling. I thought the actors all did a good job, but like I've said elsewhere, the boys really should have been his grandsons. And George Kennedy was as good a villain as you could want. His over-the-top, super-charismatic performance was one of his best. Give it a second look, with an eye for the picture and Kennedy. I mean, he's really scary here.
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I liked the film; it was like a family movie with violence. Odd...I like it!
Actually, I think a lot of the later John Wayne westerns were better than the older ones, also.
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shareI liked a few things about it. The deep-focus shots were effective. Elmer Bernstein's music was good. (But don't ask me about that godawful theme song.) The story at odd times had interest.
But Jesus, the acting from everyone was so bad. John Wayne is weak. George Kennedy is awful. Neville Brand is ridiculous. The older boy is constantly bugging out his eyes. Marie Windsor is out of place. I think they were all let down by the really awful dialogue and silly characterizations. Kennedy's character, in particular, was probably unplayable.
The guy who directed this also directed Mitchell, so it shouldn't be surprising that Cahill is ripe for Mystery Science Theater treatment.
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Definitely one of the less entertaining John Wayne movies out there.When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...
I really disagree. I think all of the Duke's later westerns were extremely well crafted. This was no exception. The cinematography is brilliant, and the story compelling. I thought the actors all did a good job, but like I've said elsewhere, the boys really should have been his grandsons. And George Kennedy was as good a villain as you could want. His over-the-top, super-charismatic performance was one of his best. Give it a second look, with an eye for the picture and Kennedy. I mean, he's really scary here.
It starts off with a bit of a punch, but the heavy baggage soon starts slowing things down with the rather unrealistic sub-plot of the boys mixed up with the bank robbery.
IMO one of the Duke's more pedestrian efforts.
John Wayne the man may have over identified with J.D. Cahill the character. He wasn't much of a husband to his first wife, Josephine, who was the mother of his four oldest children, but the offspring themselves insist that he made sure that the time he did spend with them was quality time. J.D Cahill is NEVER there for his children at all, so Wayne may have let his guilt about being a lousy husband color his attitude towards himself as a father.
shareA more than possible situation IMO.
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