Outside of Val Kilmer's performance, nothing else works

Rating: 3/10 (11 June 2019)

Tombstone is an ambitious but highly flawed western, with a high production value and an all star ensemble cast. It had the potential to be an epic western. Instead what we got is a stylish but very problematic film. Part of the problem was hiring the dismally bad George P. Cosmatos to be the director. Mr. Cosmatos, whose claim to fame in America, was directing two Stallone flicks, (Rambo 2 and Cobra) proved once and for all, that he should not be anywhere near a respectable project. He would go on to direct one more atrocious film, before ending his not so illustrious career. But he was not the only problem. There was major issues with the script and casting. The end result is an unfocused and disjointed picture, with underdeveloped and uninteresting antagonists and female characters. The performances, with the exception of Val Kilmer, who is great as Doc Holliday, range from hokey to underwhelming. Tombstone is a big mess and a big disappointment.