This is not the best movie made by John Ford but a good movie anyway, dealing with the usual themes so dear to this great movie director who made the best westerns in the history of cinema: honour, loyalty, freedom, honesty, solidarity and courage. His characters are sometimes a bit stereotyped which is perhaps his main fault: the good and honourable on one side and the bad guys on the other. This movie however shows us the figure of the apparently cynical sheriff (excellently played by James Stewart) whose cynicism conceals very noble sentiments after all. The story is simple but is told in a charming atmosphere and nice sceneries of good old west. And a certain dose of fordian humour is also present to season the viewers' perception. However the movie have some extremely dramatic scenes but whose pathos is not much striking in visual terms. A very balanced movie therefore.
Review of Two Rode Together
