ThiefHott Too much of everything

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Smoreni Zmaj Just after watching this movie I run onto the newest list of Top 50 Movies of All Times. This one takes 7th place and Wild Bunch is not on the list at all. Screw that list. The movie is not bad, but it has a tendency to bore a bit. Nice story, solidly made and that's it.6/10

allie701 I'd read so many reviews describing John Ford's iconic Western The Searchers starring John Wayne as the best Western of all time, that when My husband recorded it, I thought I'd better watch it. Let me tell you, it is impossible to watch a movie as if the modern world isn't there. The Searchers was released in 1956 and it has all the prejudices and cultural mores of its era. The only good Indian is a dead Indian. Every female character is either annoying, stupid or craving marriage. The acting is wooden at best with many of the scenes set up like tableaux in an old melodrama. The dialogue is painfully predictable although maybe it would not seem so in 1956 and many of the plot points don't even make sense. John Wayne said this was his favorite performance and the critics all gush about the complexity of his character. Well, if you have ever watched a John Wayne movie you know his performances are about as subtle as a shovel, and this is no exception. Sometimes he yells and sometimes he sulks. That's it. And if Wayne is bad, the others are embarrassingly bad. I cringed at the so-called romantic banter of the young leads and the tough talk of the Texas Rangers was pathetic. The only aspect of the movie that stood up to scrutiny was the natural beauty of Monument Valley. Even Hollywood couldn't spoil that.

Leonardo John Ford Make One Of The Best Westen Movie Of All Time In Directing Achievement , I Think The Only Director Can Make Dead Scenes & You Felling The Dead Compeletly In Long Shot, I Never Saw One Director Can Do It In Long Shot I Mean Some Character Dead In Long Shot And You Fell It In Same Way , When Ethan And Martin Back To Home And Saw That Scenes You Can Feel It In Same Way. Depth Of Field In The Searcher Is Amazing Ford Tell Us Every Thing With His Depth Of Field Like In The Beginning Scenes Family Get Out Of House For Ethan Stand In Front Of Door Four People In Four Situation In One Shot That Really Good And We Saw More Scenes Like That. Finally The Searcher Is Lesson For Some Guys To Learn How Should Really Make Western Movies.

frankwiener The sun is quickly setting in the wilderness as the members of a pioneer family, who appear to be living literally in the middle of nowhere, desperately try to go about their business, pretending that they don't suspect an attack from the local, hostile Comanches. The mother, looking terror stricken, futilely attempts to hide an extreme sense of fear from her children. Then, their worst dread suddenly becomes reality. This is an intensely riveting opening.One of the problems for me is that the film does not successfully sustain this high level of tension. Not only that, but it often unravels into a series of boring conversations with no action and into attempts at very inconsistent, awkward comedy which borders on silliness. I realize that settling in a remote area that is constantly plagued by violent attacks from a hostile tribe of Indians can't be easy, but does that justify John Qualen as Lars Jorgensen to over-react in the face of every little situation as if he is about to suffer a nervous breakdown at any moment? And what about Vera Miles, playing his frustrated daughter, Laurie, as she barks monotonously at everyone around her from beginning to end. After such an intense opening scene, these two are only part of the disappointment that ensues. In roles such as the deeply disturbed wife in "The Wrong Man", Miles has done much, much better than portraying the windup doll that was unfortunately written for her here.Some will dismiss my next criticism, but I have visited Monument Valley which is located on the Navajo Reservation in the northeast corner of Arizona. When I observe it in all of its majesty at the opening of a film and then see "Texas, 1868" at the next moment, am I supposed to believe the action that follows, or does that matter in this instance? I think that establishing credibility is relevant in this case because the conflict between white Europeans and Native Americans in our nation's history is a very serious one to me, and a basis of authenticity from the very beginning of this movie is very important.My final issue is with little Debbie, played by Natalie Wood when she wasn't quite so little anymore. I realize that the search took a great effort over a long period of time on the part of the dedicated participants, but why wasn't Debbie given more of an opportunity to decide whether she should remain with the Comanches, especially when she faced the dubious prospect of living the rest of her days with white folks as wacky as the Jorgensens? After both Lars and Laurie had nearly driven me crazy for two hours, was I supposed to believe that Debbie would be better off with the likes of this nutty family? To me, she looked well nourished and well adjusted to her adopted home. Since I wrote this review, I learned that Cynthia Anne Parker, the real person upon whose true kidnapping by Comanches this story is based, regretted being "rescued" for the rest of her life. Anyway, the beautiful cinematography, the very effective musical score by Max Steiner, the enigmatic but not always sympathetic character of Ethan as played so well by John Wayne, and the exceptional, engrossing opening scene surely deserve praise, but I have seen much better westerns in my day.