Macerat It's Difficult NOT To Enjoy This Movie

YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

guydaley Its got a pretty face, one con man, a hardened marshal (Sam Elliot) and miscellaneous one-time deputies. Just another boilerplate western with very little creativity in the plot or anything else for that matter. What would Sam Elliot be without that unique voice who is better at voice overs, than anything else? (Beef, its whats for dinner) Lots of customary shootouts with people dropping from a spray of bullets. It gets five stars because its as mediocre as a movie can get. Not good and not bad. Here's the thing. I got a Sam Elliott "western collection" at a yard sale and this was the first of the three movies I watched. I'm going to read the reviews on the other two movies before wasting my time on another mediocre movie.

ccthemovieman-1 This western starts out very well, then gets too Rambo-ish, meaning the bad guys can't hit the side of a barn with their shots. Despite that credibility problem, it's a pretty good film with excellent sound, nice cinematography, some interesting special-effects and sound with the gunshots and wounds and a different kind of soundtrack. I needed the TV Guardian with this because there is an excessive amount of Lord's name in vain in here.Actually, this is a modern-day film noir put in a western setting. Edgy characters played by Sam Elliott (the ultimate cowboy face), Craig Sheffer, Linda Fiorentino (hard-nosed, as always), Bradford Whitford and Frank Whalley.

headhunter46 Sam Elliot plays a hardened Sheriff bent on capturing his daughter in law because she killed his son who had the audacity to beat her. The sheriffs methods at times seem heavy handed, but he is a dedicated lawman who will not shoot her at the first chance. No, he intends to see her hang. One of the most vicious lines in the movie is his while telling her what it's like. He tells her, "You can hear a neck snap, sounds like breaking a carrot." Excellent portrayals all around, even has a few surprises. I do feel that toward the end the woman on the run become a loose cannon, blazing away at any who offend. This might be taken as her rage against men who belittle and abuse women as had her husband, the son of the sheriff who hunts her down at all costs.

trpdean This movie seems to have been written under the shade of Unforgiven - the beating of a woman justifies over a dozen murders. I didn't see it that way. Throughout the movie, my sympathy (unlike that of Mr. English who also reviewed this) was with the marshal (as rough as he was) in catching and hanging the murderer - and her partner. The movie was very well-done though - and a particularly wonderful and surprising beginning.Note the wonderful chimed music when things get most exciting. It's worth seeing. Linda Fiorentino is superb - and Elliott was born to play westerns - and does this wonderfully - with great restraint.