Classic John Wayne with the great Robert Mitchum and James Caan. El Dorado is everything you expect from a Wayne flick- nothing more and nothing less.
The plot though, could have been much tighter. The story takes off fairly quick and just when you expect it to progress further it drops and starts over. The film is to long at 126 mins and certainly would have benefited if 40 mins or so had been shaved off.
John Wayne is his natural iconic self and I suppose there's not much more to say. Especially since he plays the same character in every film with only slight variations in The Searchers and The Shootist. Robert Mitchum only adds to the picture and up to the mark with The Duke. The film also includes a young James Caan,who's keeps his own on screen even though he doesn't have the gravitas of the other two and his acting isn't as good as in later films-like The Godfather and Brian's Song.
If you're a fan of John Wayne and Robert Mitchum and enjoy westerns, though slightly dated, El Dorado is a film for you.
The plot though, could have been much tighter. The story takes off fairly quick and just when you expect it to progress further it drops and starts over. The film is to long at 126 mins and certainly would have benefited if 40 mins or so had been shaved off.
John Wayne is his natural iconic self and I suppose there's not much more to say. Especially since he plays the same character in every film with only slight variations in The Searchers and The Shootist. Robert Mitchum only adds to the picture and up to the mark with The Duke. The film also includes a young James Caan,who's keeps his own on screen even though he doesn't have the gravitas of the other two and his acting isn't as good as in later films-like The Godfather and Brian's Song.
If you're a fan of John Wayne and Robert Mitchum and enjoy westerns, though slightly dated, El Dorado is a film for you.