Great Performances, Fun to watch

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2004)

I personally think this movie has many great performances including Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp, Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo, Sam Elliot and Bill Paxton as the Earp brothers but none compare to Val Kilmer's Oscar worthy performance of Doc Holliday. When I think of all of Val Kilmer's performances that I have seen ( which believe me are a lot)this one always comes to mind first as well as The Saint and The Ghost and The Darkness. Kilmer has the most memorable lines combined with awesome action scenes that all really come off nicely. Kilmer definitely deserves an Oscar for this performance. I love the action and personality each character brings to the table. If I had not already seen this movie I probably would have critiqued it for my Film class. The side track it took sometimes with Wyatt's wife and her addiction to Laudanum was detracting to the overall picture but nonetheless it is still extremely entertaining. Also any movie that shows Billy Zane that pale and girly is worth watching