Johnson County War

Johnson County War
by David S. Cass Sr.

Johnson County War
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Actor: Adam Storke, Burt Reynolds, Luke Perry, Rachel Ward, Tom Berenger
Director: David S. Cass Sr.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 178 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Lions Gate

Movie Reviews of Johnson County War

Movie Review: a fizzle
Summary: 3 Stars

As soon as you see the name Larry McMurty, you know it's going to be a very, very long movie in which very, very little happens. McMurty seems to specialize in taking short stories and padding them into three-volume novels. This movie, of which he only wrote the screenplay, is no exception. The scenery and music keep it from being a total waste and the gritty, dirty sets.

Western fans may be annoyed by a couple of places where credibility is strained in how the character handles a dangerous situation. Also, the big, big buildup to a climactic scene leads to a fizzle ending. The characters are not, in fact, well developed but are stereotypes. The British lord and his man-servant are comic book material, not only stereotypes but highly prejudiced stereotypes.

There are many better movies out there. See this only if you're a fan of one of the players. And by the bye, even though Rachel Ward gets top billing on the cover, she has a very small part and is quickly dead, a pity since she was at least a colorful character.

Summary of Johnson County War

In the tradition of Lonesome Dove and Streets of Laredo, this three-hour Hallmark miniseries ranks among the finest TV Westerns ever produced. With a deft balance of rugged action and richly drawn characters, Johnson County War captures the essence--if not the precise historical details--of the range wars that raged between Wyoming homesteaders and cattle barons in the early 1890s. Fighting for the legal settlers are the Hammett brothers Cain, Harry, and Dale (Tom Berenger, Luke Perry, Adam Storke), along with Dale's tough-as-leather wife (Michelle Forbes) and an ill-fated whore (Rachel Ward) who stands proudly against the hired gun (Burt Reynolds) who terrorizes the region for his cowardly British employers. Reynolds is too contemporary for his role, but he's a dapper villain surrounded by stooges you'll truly love to hate, and Berenger leads the excellent cast with an outstanding, lived-in performance. An actor and veteran stuntman, director David S. Cass Sr. capably serves the original script by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, bringing workmanlike intensity to several exciting chases and showdowns, all beautifully filmed by ace cinematographer Doug Milsome. --Jeff Shannon

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