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Kevin Costner's 1990 epic won a bundle of Oscars for a moving, engrossing story of a white soldier (Costner) who singlehandedly mans a post in the 1870 Dakotas, and becomes a part of the Lakota Sioux community who live nearby. The film may not be a masterpiece, but it is far more than the sum of good intentions. The characteD
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Kevin Costner's 1990 epic won a bundle of Oscars for a moving, engrossing story of a white soldier (Costner) who singlehandedly mans a post in the 1870 Dakotas, and becomes a part of the Lakota Sioux community who live nearby. The film may not be a masterpiece, but it is far more than the sum of good intentions. The characters are strong, the development of relationships is both ambitious and careful, the love story between Costner and Mary McDonnell's character is captivating. Only the third-act portrait of white intruders as morons feels overbearing, but even that leads to a terribly moving conclusion. Costner's direction is assured, the balance of action and intimacy is perfect--what more could anyone want outside of an unqualified masterpiece? --Tom Keogh
"I'm not a huge fan of Kevin Costner, but I have to give him this: this movie impressed me on many levels. In fact, it's one of the few movies I've seen that actually treats Native Americans with any amount of real respect. Now, I grew up a huge fan of westerns, in large part because my father was a huge fan himself, but those older westerns hardly represent Native Americans with anything but humor or as brutal savages. I still enjoy many John Wayne movies, among others, but so few westerns give "
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Favorite Movies -- A Year by Year Review
