ayon62
i think this is one of the worst western movie i have ever seen.The whole story and acting were ultimately joke.JesseJames gang was seemingly very happy in the whole movie,no tension,no sorrow,no climax even touched them.When jesse's mom was killed they didn't even look like sad.Also it was not clear what their ultimate goal to rob banks randomly.When jesse renounce the gang,its seems like lack of emotions and drama.The action was like hegemony,seemed like jesse james would win forever.And the negative characters were looking so stupid that they failed to make any scary impression in the whole movie.The ending was also very funny.So, i can tell that this movie is for kids,they would enjoy it for its meaningless fighting and for no byzantine drama.
lilreeves
Yes I'm sure you could pick at the dialogue for not being 'authentic' but who cares when you get to stare at Colin Farrell for an hour and a half. There is some bad acting at moments and i was never quite brought to tears at moments i felt i should be, but if you don't take this movie too seriously you'll love it. For what its supposed to be which is a fun, aesthetically pleasing updated western it does the job excellently. All the actors deliver the comedy well but its not too overdone you feel your hearing a cliché a second. The plot is easy to sit through without hurting your head, and whilst its never 'edge of your seat' stuff, i still was uncertain as to how it would end, and i found it a rather good ending actually. Watch this with an open mind when your looking for a light-hearted, easy on the eyes kind of movie and you won't be disappointed.
FloatingOpera7
American Outlaws (2001): Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Gabriel Macht, Gregory Smith, Kathy Bates, Timothy Dalton, Al Larter, Harris Yulin, Will McCormack, Ronny Cox, Terry O'Quinn, Nathaniel Arcand, Joe Stevens, Ty O'Neal, Barry Tub, Tom Schuster, Robin Christian McNair, Brad Leland, Brady Coleman, Richard Jones, Jerry Cotton, Muse Watson, Ron Hayden, Riley Flynn, Shawn Patrick Nash, Kirk Hunter, David Jachin Kelley, Phillip Olivas, Frank Matthews, Chris Warner...Director Les Mayfield, Screenplay Roderic Taylor, John Rogers.American Outlaws from Director Les Mayfield, released in 2001, starred Colin Farrell, a rising star, as Jesse James. Essentially, this was about how Jesse James became the famed outlaw and it looks back at his youth in a sort of pre-quel to all subsequent Jesse James movies. Westerns on film have long enjoyed immense success. This film followed in the tradition of great Western-themed movies like Young Guns and Tombstone, though it did not do very well at the box office, possibly because this film uses humor to counter the action, in much the same way that "Maverick" with Mel Gibson did. Colin Farrell stars as a young Jesse James, who returns to his quiet home and mother (Kathy Bates) only to discover that a corrupt baron (Timothy Dalton) intends to buy the deeds to various homes and properties in order to build a railroad over them. It's up to Jesse and his band of brothers to fight off the bad guys and save his home. The film co-stars handsome Scott Caan, son of actor James Caan, in one of his better movies and roles as Cole, Jesse's brother. Gabriel Macht and Gregory Smith are the other brothers. Timothy Dalton, used to doing some "cruel guy" roles, is able to play the villain with natural ease. The music by Trevor Rabin is exhilarating and pulsating, the cinematography by Russell Boyd is larger-than-life, with vast town scenes and desert scenes. The writing/script is well done, with humorous touches here and there that provide relief from all the action. Because the film has some violence, it has either an R rating or PG-13 rating. It's one of the few Western films in recent years that I've enjoyed. Check out "American Outlaws".
