"The Train Robbers" features a lot of horses, and a lot of people on horses chasing other people on horses. It also has a lot of gorgeous western style scenery - in all honesty some of the best sceneries I've come across. It also has a pretty solid cast - headed up by John Wayne and Ann-Margret and including folks like Rod Taylor and Ricardo Montalban. Even the story, I suppose, isn't too bad in that it could have been a lot more interesting than it turned out to be. Ann-Margret is Mrs. Lowe, a widow who wants to find a stash of gold stolen by her husband and return it to its rightful owners, thus clearing him. John Wayne is Lane - the head of the crew she hires to help her out on the quest. But the execution of the story doesn't work.
There's too many chases. There's not enough excitement. There's too many inane conversations depicted. We have a couple of old cowboys talking to each other about getting old. There's John Wayne talking to a young cowboy about growing up. Mrs. Lowe seems to make a play for Lane only to be told "I've got saddles older than you." Probably true enough. Yes, the dialogue is less than riveting much of the time. I do give it a bit of credit for an unexpected and somewhat amusing twist at the very end that I did not see coming. But really, it leaves a lot to be desired. (2/10)
There's too many chases. There's not enough excitement. There's too many inane conversations depicted. We have a couple of old cowboys talking to each other about getting old. There's John Wayne talking to a young cowboy about growing up. Mrs. Lowe seems to make a play for Lane only to be told "I've got saddles older than you." Probably true enough. Yes, the dialogue is less than riveting much of the time. I do give it a bit of credit for an unexpected and somewhat amusing twist at the very end that I did not see coming. But really, it leaves a lot to be desired. (2/10)