Hey, Let's Play Cowboys and...

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2006)

What this movie comes down to, without a real need for review, is do you like westerns? If you can't stand them and have no desire to see one, you'll dislike this film. If you like them, even a little bit, you'll probably love this film. It's the telling of the true story of Tombstone with the best cast of any Western: Kurt Russell, Bill Paxton, Val Vilmer, Sam Elliott, Terry O'Quinn, Michael Rooker, that guy from "Wings", Powers Boothe and others...
And the drama is there: a man torn between two women while his family is gunned down. And the action? It's the Old West! Gun fights everywhere you look! But the real story is the mustache parade. Val Kilmer in a silly mustache. Kurt Russell's mustache is a bit large. Both seem rather fake. Terry O'Quinn looks like his is real, not unlike the one he had in "The Stepfather". Bill Paxton's mustache is unremarkable. And the best mustache award goes to Sam Elliott. But that's obvious, because Elliott's mustache is his second-best quality (behind his gravely voice). In "The Big Lebowski" his mustache was massive. In "The legacy", his mustache actually had a co-starring role on the opening credits. One time I saw Sam without his mustache, and it was like Samson without his long hair. It destroyed the man.
Anyway, this film s recommended if you need a western. Otherwise, maybe not. You have to be in that mood, if you know what I mean.