Not Historically Accurate but Enjoyable All the Same

Rating: 7/10 (23 August 2017)

This movie begins with an outlaw gang known as "the Cowboys" riding into a Mexican village where a wedding is being conducted. After killing several police officers attending the wedding, the outlaws then rape the new bride and subsequently murder the local priest in the process. The scene then shifts to Tucson where "Wyatt Earp" (Kurt Russell) meets up with his brothers "Virgil" (Sam Elliott) and "Morgan" (Bill Paxton) en route to Tombstone. As luck would have it, upon arriving they meet up with "Doc Holliday" (Val Kilmer) who intervenes in the nick of time to prevent them from being ambushed by a man Wyatt had completely humiliated just an hour before. Unknown to them, their fortunes are about to change when the Cowboys decide to ride in and take ownership of Tombstone. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an entertaining film from start to finish. I especially liked the acting of Val Kilmer and Dana Delaney who brightened each scene they were in. On the flip side, however, I didn't quite care for the manner in which Wyatt Earp was characterized as historically he was just as much of a scoundrel as any of the other people depicted in this film. So to have him in the role of as one of "the good guys" seems a bit of a stretch. But that's Hollywood for you. Regardless, as stated earlier, I enjoyed this movie and because of that I have rated it accordingly. Above average.