Review of El Dorado

El Dorado (1966)
6/10
Pretty Hokey
15 October 2006
I'm a fan of both Wayne and Mitchum but I thought this whole thing was pretty lame- which would've been okay had the movie been made in 1956 instead of 1966, but given the fact the Western had been turned upside down in the 60's with the Eastwood "Sphaghetti Westerns" , Brando's "One Eyed Jacks" and "Ride the High Country", El Dorado seems very old fashioned . I guess for some that's fine but I expected something with a little more grit. This is played for farce you never get the sense that anyone of the gang is going to be killed -case in point Caan's Chinese guy impression. I wanted more especially with one of my favorite directors Howard Hawks in charge.
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