James A. Michener's Texas
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Movie Reviews of James A. Michener's Texas
Movie Review: Historically accurate, maybe...
Summary: 1 Stars
I am no expert on the history of Texas but as a standalone movie, this is laughable. Borrowed clips from old westerns (the battle of the Alamo being the worst offender), cheesy attempts at drama that go overboard (Houston being shot off his horse three times all in slow-mo only to dismount and stumble on the ground immediatly after being put back on horseback), and the predictability of some scenes made this movie feel more like a comedy than historical documentary. If you are looking for a history of Texas, something better must exist somewhere. As others have said this condenses alot into way too little and the end result holds little entertainment value as any sort of drama from my point of view. The only redeemable quality is that it (presumably) provides a basic understanding on the birth of Texas but a strait documentary would probably have been able to convey a more in-depth story in the same amount of time.
Bottom line: while the historical content appears to be of merit, the absurd presentation is too distracting to make it really worth your time.