"...[The story] feels nourishingly archetypal, especially John Wayne's turn as the outlaw Ringo Kid..."
"...This is myth-making writ large, full of Ford's enduring themes, daring stunt work, and peerless eye for composition..."
"[T]he DVD breathes life into Ford's character study of sundry stagecoach passenger types..."
"[Wayne] sauntered into stardom after a decade in movies as the Ringo Kid, a charming outlaw bend on revenge."
"[A] thrilling western about a group of travelers whose Arizona stage ride lands them smack in the midst of an apache uprising..."New York Times
"STAGECOACH gives fine shading to a simple story, making it look and feel like a forgotten American myth." -- Grade: AA.V. Club
"Action-packed and jaw-droppingly epic, STAGECOACH is the perfect Western to show to people who don't like Westerns." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly
"A classic as sharply defined and indelible as the sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, John Ford's 1939 Western is in every sense a landmark."Sight and Sound
"[T]here's still a sophistication to STAGECOACH that goes well beyond its silent movie and stage melodrama roots....A small film but it casts a long shadow."Empire