A good movie

Not so long ago I have seen ‘Wyatt Earp’ another Western directed by Lawrence Kasdan and also starring Kevin Costner. Even though it sounded great on paper, it turned out to be one of the most underwhelming Western I have ever seen and it was definitely a deserved flop when it was released. However, back in the 80’s, not only Lawrence Kasdan had some major success as a screenwriter (he wrote ’The Empire Strikes back’ , ’Return of the Jedi’ and ’Raiders of the Lost Ark’ , not too shabby, ain’t it?), he developed also a solid career as a director and all his movies were acclaimed efforts (’Body Heat’, ‘The Big Chill’ , ‘Silverado’ , ‘The Accidental Tourist’) . Anyway, 10 years before making ‘Wyatt Earp’, Kasdan and Costner got together to make this Western which was exactly the opposite. Indeed, it wasn’t epic at all, just a rather modest Western but it worked like a charm and I thought it was a very fun flick. The first thing to enjoy was the pretty cool cast (Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, John Cleese, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum). The other enjoyable thing was to see a rather young Kevin Costner just before his breakthrough in ‘The Untouchables’ 2 years later. There is a lot of energy, youth and carelessness in his performance and it was greatly appreciated. At the end of the day, this movie is nothing really amazing but since it never takes itself too seriously, it does work. To conclude, it is a pretty cool Western and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10