Not Very Good

Rating: 5/10 (9 February 2009)

I cannot believe people actually compare Tombstone to Wyatt Earp and I doubt many people know that Tombstone was offered to Kevin Costner first (Entertainment Weekly magazine article). He was obligated to go with the Kasdan version because he was already committed. So what happens? The Tombstone version was rushed at movie viewers faster than the buffalo ran in Dances With Wolves! How many people want to see two different versions, one much longer than the other? Me, for one. I think Tombstone is bad, and not in a good way. The performances are comical at times. Kurt Russell does OK in the role. Val Kilmer is terrible as Doc Holliday. Dennis Quaid nailed that role to perfection. Joanna Going is a beautiful Josie Earp and Dana Delaney is just OK. The entire cast of Wyatt Earp are so good and believable, you actually feel like you're in the room with them and seeing history play out before your eyes. Maybe some truths were stretched. Unless you were actually right by the real Wyatt Earp's side to know this, you can't say for sure. Bottom line is Tombstone is only a five for me while Wyatt Earp earns the full ten points.