Masterpiece and very under rated

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2002)

Masterpiece action drama film that has very good production and performances.The film is very under rated due to the symptom I call the "Errol Flynn Syndrome" which is a prejudice against eccentric people who are very charming.It's a prejudice that is heaped upon great liberal/free spirited and charming people like Errol Flynn,Elvis "The King" Presley,Muhammad "The Greatest" Ali,John and Robert F. Kennedy,Bill Clinton,Marilyn Monroe,Elizabeth Taylor,Rock Hudson,Robert Redford,Bruce Lee,James Dean and the like.These icons of challenge to evolve that threaten the conservative mainstream.Well,Brad Pitt is the 1990's victim of this symptom.He is a great actor who likes portraying free spirit themed movies and thus gets a lot of more than the usual heat from critics.This film itself was giving a free spirited message.It's main character was somebody who wanted to be free and does not want to be bound by anything or any woman who will try to control him.Robert Redford had a masterpiece film with this same theme called JEREMIAH JOHNSON and to those who enjoyed this free spirit message of LEGENDS OF THE FALL,check out that Redford film.LEGENDS OF THE FALL is one of the top 200 greatest movies of all time and one of the top 20 greatest drama westerns of all time.Only for liberal minded drama western fans,and big fans of the lead actors......