Great

Rating: 8/10 (5 June 2011)

Wyatt Earp, a former lawman, and his brothers want to start anew in Tombstone, Arizona. Unfortunately, the so-called Cowboys, a notorious gang of outlaws cause increasing unease for the regular citizens of the town, and the three can no longer sit idly by. This has an incredibly talented cast, and everyone does excellent work. The pure awesome of Russell, Booth, Biehn and Elliott makes this required viewing for anyone with a Y chromosome. This is one of the best modern Western classics(and not a spaghetti one, it's largely realistic), if the action is, if not small in amount, then at least grouped here and there in the film... long stretches pass with no guns fired, which is not to say that you'll be bored. There are a lot of characters, and this isn't about a detailed study of each of them, though they are well-developed. The plot is easy to follow and satisfying. Given that George P. Comatose(yes, I call him that intentionally) also directed The Cassandra Crossing and Rambo: First Blood Part II(and I've heard ugly things about Cobra), I have to wonder if this was the one film he did(R.I.P.) a really solid job on. The humor works. Dialog is pretty sharp, and well-delivered. There is blood, disturbing content and violence in this. I recommend this to anyone who can imagine enjoying it. 8/10