▁appeal ▁to ▁younger ▁view ers ▁and ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁kinds ▁of ▁physical ▁action ▁that ▁require ▁youth ▁and ▁de xter ity ▁and ▁that ▁Wayne ▁is ▁just ▁too ▁vis ibly ▁massive ▁and ▁slow ▁to ▁accomplish ▁these ▁days — but ▁they ' re ▁treated ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁as ▁sto og es ▁... ▁There ' s ▁no ▁good ▁reason ▁why ▁the ▁young ▁leads ▁in ▁a ▁Wayne ▁picture ▁shouldn ' t ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁function ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁much ▁importance ▁and ▁dign ity ▁as ▁R icky ▁Nelson ▁in ▁' R io ▁Bra vo ' ▁or ▁the ▁young ▁actor ▁who ▁played ▁opposite ▁Jo el ▁McC rea ▁and ▁Rand olph ▁Scott ▁in ▁' R ide ▁the ▁High ▁Country ' ▁or , ▁better ▁yet , ▁Mont gom ery ▁Cl ift ▁in ▁' Red ▁River .' " ▁Allen ▁E yles ▁of ▁The ▁Month ly ▁Film ▁Bul letin ▁declared , ▁" An other ▁gen ial ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Big ▁John ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁film ▁pract ically ▁single - hand ed . ▁Although ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁depend ables ▁who ▁usually ▁appear ▁in ▁his ▁films , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁a ▁good ▁proportion ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁Wayne ▁person ality — care fully ▁c ater ed ▁for ▁by ▁the ▁script — that ▁accounts ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁pleasure ." ▁ ▁DVD ▁Big ▁J ake ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁DVD ▁by ▁Param ount ▁Home ▁Entertainment ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁a ▁Region ▁ 1 ▁w ides creen ▁DVD ▁and ▁on ▁May