ROOSTER COGBURN (1975) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Stuart Millar
John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe,
Richard Jordan, John McIntire, Strother Martin
"True Grit" meets "The African Queen", with the Duke reprising the role that won him an Oscar and Kate again cast as a feisty, rock-ribbed spinster. The chemistry between the two looks so effortless, you'd think they'd been acting together forever, but this was their only joint appearance onscreen. The plot, about some outlaws and a wagonload of nitroglycerine, is serviceable, and in this case, that's enough. The stars take care of the rest.
