I\u2019m not just saying this to be controversial or to start an argument or anything, but I\u2019m still not convinced you could call John Wayne a real romantic leading man. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the reasons I liked John Wayne movies as a kid was because he kept all that girlie love stuff to a minimum, which in turn gave him more time to shoot people instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sure enough, he nearly always gets the dame in the final reel, and quite a few of his leading ladies had no problems falling for his charms \u2013 on or off the screen \u2013 even though on occasion the age gap might raise a few hackles if the films in question were to be served up to a contemporary audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you watch a John Wayne film you\u2019re not there to feel the love. You\u2019re waiting for the moment when he inevitably gets to wipe the floor with the bad guys, after which he can then indulge in all the kissing and romantic stuff he wants to, on account of that\u2019s the end of the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having said all that, there are enough sequences in his movies to indicate the man had what it took to make those of the female persuasion fall for the big lug lock, stock On with the show…<\/p>\n\n\n\n