Brannigan

This offbeat John Wayne vehicle casts the Duke as Detective Jim Brannigan, an Irish-American detective at large in London. After the requisite culture-clash routines, it's down to business as Brannigan teams with Scotland Yard official Commander Swann (Richard Attenborough) to corral a crook who has ...more

This police procedural, which stands alongside the more exciting McQ as John Wayne's answer to the Dirty Harry-inspired wave of 1970s cop movies, is solid but unexceptional action fare. Brannigan often feels like an exercise in missed opportunities due to its unambitious script: the crime-boss-gets-kidnapped premise robs the film of the opportunity to give Wayne a single memorable villain to square off against, and the lovely and inspired choice of an English setting is ultimately wasted because ...more