The strapping physique of the film unhappily emphasizes the anemic condition of the story streaming within.
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05/13/08
Hatari! (1962)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:14
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 38 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: John Wayne stars as Sean Mercer, a tough trapper who travels the world to capture animals and sell them to zoos. As he and his ragtag crew roam the plains of Africa searching for giraffes and... [More]
Starring: John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons, Hardy Kruger
Director: Howard Hawks
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Reviews for Hatari!
A 159-minute romantic comedy, set in Africa and starring John Wayne? Quite an idea they had there…
07/28/01
Overlong [!]
08/09/05
No review available.
09/16/02
No review available.
07/31/02
John Wayne stars in an African travelogue.
08/01/01
The Duke dukes it out with African animals.
01/01/05
A broader canvas for the interaction of comedy and drama than its immediate predecessor (Rio Bravo), this is both discursive and leisurely.
05/13/08
The story is nothing more than a poor excuse for what Hawks really seems to be interested in presenting--big-game chases over the Kenyan veldt. These sequences are so well done that they save this otherwise-tepid film.
05/13/08
Perhaps the accent on the trapping of free-roaming critters for use in zoos is a mite too heavy, but this aspect of African business rates the attention it receives here.
05/09/05
No review available.
01/23/04
Exciting remake of Red Dust with exceptional African photography
07/07/05
This late masterpiece (1962) by Howard Hawks transcends every literary value in the book to become a brilliantly entertaining and insightful work of pure cinema.
05/13/08
Top CriticAll in all, one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'.
06/24/06
Hawks continues to explore his favorite themes--professional conduct and male camaraderie--in this African travelogue abouyt an international team of animals catchers, headed by John Wayne. Though plotless, the film is visually compelling.
02/06/07
It sets a pace, keeps it up for the whole time, and gives us a sense of danger and excitement, plus a taste of life that special effects can't give us.
01/01/00
Too long, but highly entertaining personality film
09/12/02
Cute elephants.
11/23/04
Corny but vastly entertaining with terrific wildlife photography and a great score by Henry Mancini
08/12/02
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