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This is yet another retelling of the James-Younger Gang but the gimmick here is that all the brothers are actually played by brothers. So we have Stacy and James Keach, David, Kieth, and Robert Carradine, Dennis and Randy Quaid, and Christopher and Nicholas Guest. As far as gimmicks go, it is pretty good. Unfortunately, as films go, it isn't very good.
the problem is, I don't really know what the point of it is. I don't get what it is trying to be about, who our central character is, or if there is any kind of message. Basically it just follows them as they fight one another, run from the law, fall in love, have kids, get old, and get killed. I really isn't all that interesting.
One thing I did like, however, is that unlike a lot of westerns this doesn't take place in the Southwest. The James Gang was from Missouri so (whether it actually was filmed in Missouri or not I don't know) in the film there are trees and grass and hills. There is green in a western and not all brown! Crazy!
two thumbs up
The film is pretty
but not pretty good at all.
There is good killing.
the problem is, I don't really know what the point of it is. I don't get what it is trying to be about, who our central character is, or if there is any kind of message. Basically it just follows them as they fight one another, run from the law, fall in love, have kids, get old, and get killed. I really isn't all that interesting.
One thing I did like, however, is that unlike a lot of westerns this doesn't take place in the Southwest. The James Gang was from Missouri so (whether it actually was filmed in Missouri or not I don't know) in the film there are trees and grass and hills. There is green in a western and not all brown! Crazy!
two thumbs up
The film is pretty
but not pretty good at all.
There is good killing.
