Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

billcr12 Robert Mitchum was teamed with Marilyn Monroe for this star driven vehicle. Bob is fine, but Ms. Monroe plays to the camera with a breathy, pouting demeanor which is annoying to the point of distraction. She sings a few tunes at a saloon while the patrons swoon over her. Her fiancé is the 40's b actor Rory Calhoun. The only thing I ever saw him in was a horror-comedy from 1980, Motel Hell. He steals Mitchum's horse and rifle on his journey to claim a gold find. The two stars spend most of the movie on a river with dangerous rapids. Mitchum has a nine year-old son with him to add to the intrigue and bring out Monroe's maternal instincts. It does not work on any level. Avoid MM's horrible affectations and look instead for several of Mitchum's better work, such as Cape Fear, Night of the Hunter, and Out of The Past.

john-jopaog WOW, no wonder Marilyn Monroe is a timeless Icon, what beauty, what class what charm and what a soulful voice, she could of been just a great singer, she did it all.... And I don't know to what extent her guitar playing was but if sure looks to me like she was playing the guitar, could of been open tuning.... Norma Jeane, timeless vibrations you gave us Dear, Thru ages-never another talent will be your peer....... You left us lovely Goddess way to soon, see you act and dance, feel your soul croon... Yes it came thru on the silver screen, millions of devoted fans on your divine feminine team. Too soon you left us, our tears testify, Jolton Joe Knew and loved my oh my... Yes our 1st lady of sexual flame, burned out to fast, it was them who were to blame............ We all love you Marilyn

zardoz-13 Don't look for anything scandalous in this straightforward outdoors adventure. This river rafting epic with Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe captures more beautiful scenery that it conjures up memorable violence. Mitchum is a farmer tilling land for wheat in the middle of nowhere. He has just gotten out of prison for shooting a man in the back. What difference does it make, he argues, where you shoot a man if he is a polecat? Eventually, he has to explain his disappearance to his nine-year old son Mark Calder (Tommy Rettig) who joins him at a mining camp. Mitchum rides into town, finds his son, and they head back to his farm. Meanwhile, Monroe is a saloon girl strumming a guitar. She has been helping little Mark since he arrived and was abandoned by a guy named Martin. As it turns out, Monroe is in love with a no-good skunk named Weston (Rory Calhoun) who swindled a frontierman's out of a mining claim. Now, Weston is trying to get to Council City to record his claim before the legal owner make it there. He borrows Mitchum's horse and rifle and leaves him with a knot on his head. Mitchum, Monroe, and the kid commandeer the raft and flow down river. Yes, there is the inevitable showdown between Mitchum and Calhoun, but the surprise is in who shoots Weston to keep him from killing Mitchum.

Jeff (actionrating.com) See it – This is an absolutely magnificent western that for some reason has been largely overlooked. Perhaps one reason is that it co-stars Marilyn Monroe, and western buffs assume that it will be a love story rather than an action movie. In reality, it is a great, old-fashioned western starring Robert Mitchum, complete with a captivating story and gripping action scenes. But it is also very heart-warming, in the same class as another beloved western, "Shane." The story is about a farmer and his young boy, who after being robbed of their horses and guns, must abandon their farm when they are attacked by Indians. The only way to escape is on a raft down the "river of no return." The story is brilliant, and jam packed with Indian fights and dangerous river adventures. This is a can't-miss western that I highly recommend. The ending will make you cheer.