Hondo

Hondo is a 1953 John Wayne Western. I could've sworn I had seen this one, but it didn't take me long to realize I hadn't. This is one in the must-see category of Westerns. It has an interesting view of the local native tribe; great characters that can be identified with; good acting/directing; on-location action sequences as well as smaller, more intimate scenes... Very enjoyable.

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Images Journal has it on their list of 30 Great Westerns and they close their article with this:

Hondo is the most domestic of Wayne’s Westerns and director John Farrow brings out gently nuanced performances from the two leads.

Slant Magazine concludes, "Put your feet up, open a beer, and enjoy Al Bundy's all-time favorite movie." DVD Talk calls it "a terrific movie, and perhaps the perfect non- John Ford Wayne western". Time Out notes it was "John Wayne's favourite John Wayne movie." Rotten Tomatoes has a critics score of 86%.