Reviews of movies with James Stewart.
Grade: D+
Synopsis: A sheriff (George Kennedy) pursues two outlaw brothers (James Stewart and Dean Martin) and a wealthy kidnapped widow (Raquel Welch) into bandit country.
Bandolero, despite it’s teaming of James Stewart and Dean Martin, is probably one of the reasons the Western died as a genre. Sure, there were plenty of films after it, but this was indicative of the uneven, plodding and predictable nature that set in, first handicapping, then crippling the genre. MORE »
Grade: B
Synopsis: An epic look at one family’s trials and tribulations over the course of four generations as they seek their fortune in the American west through the middle of the 19th century.
How the West Was Won is an ambitious, mostly well-executed adventure film that elevates many of the B-movie western plots to grand status. You’ve got bandits, mountain men, gamblers, civil war soldier, marshals, outlaws, railroad tycoons, and, of course, Indians, all rolled into one sprawling narrative that manages to encompass an epic, if fantastical, look at American expansion into the west through the eyes of a single family, from generation to generation. MORE »
Grade: C
Synopsis: After unwittingly learning of an assassination plot, an American couple (James Stewart and Doris Day) discover their son has been kidnapped.
The Man Who Knew Too Much is director Alfred Hitchcock’s remake of his 1934 film of the same name. Unfortunately, while this update addresses the original’s biggest shortcoming, it also lacks its greatest strength. MORE »
Grade: B+
Synopsis: A San Francisco detective (James Stewart) with a fear of heights falls for the mysterious woman (Kim Novak) he’s been hired to trail.
Though Vertigo flopped commercially and critically during its initial release, it’s now viewed by many as director Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest film. While it’s certainly well done, it’s not without flaws. MORE »
Grade: C+
Synopsis: A Marshall (James Stewart) and an Army officer (Richard Widmark) try to negotiate with the Comanches for the release of white prisoners.
Two Rode Together is a solid western from director John Ford that echoes his earlier film, The Searchers (1956).
Despite not really fitting the role, James Stewart is good as the lead. His innate charisma more than compensates for the lack of edge he brings to a role that would have been perfect for an older John Wayne. MORE »
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