Real Men, in all their aspects.

Rating: Null/10 (20 April 2018)

Having just re-watched this, 25 years after its' release I can only say that it truly is a classic, dealing with classic themes, classic villans and classic( and not quite so classic) heroes.
Kurt Russel, truly at his physical peak, with movement, squint, glance and demeanor demonstarting the pinacle of the typical american here.
Val Kilmer, in a smaller but sublimely brillant turn, is every bit the hero.
As Kurt Russell was in EVERY aspect of his role, Val took a wholelly diferent approach and also made his role every bit as rivetting, but in it's antichical format.
Val Kilmer was mesmerrising in a way vastly diferent to the way that Kurt Russell was eqally messmerising.
It was a true tour de force from both.
Bill Paxtton is, well, Bill Paxton and the movie is the better for it.
Even more the case for Sam Elliot whose western essense seems to trickle naturally from his pores.
Watch out also for Thomas Hayden Church in a minor role as well.

Overall, a rip roaring tale. Thoroughly engaging and extremely well told.
Modern audiences may find it male centric, but, hell, so was the old west.
A modern classic, well worth aquainting yourself,with and immersing yourself in.