Return to Lonesome Dove
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Movie Reviews of Return to Lonesome Dove
Movie Review: not as good as the original
Summary: 3 Stars
transaction went well. The movie is not as good as the original. Sequels usually arent though.Movie Review: Extremely disappointing sequel
Summary: 2 Stars
Granted most sequels don't live up to the original, this one was a travesty. None of the characters behave remotely the same as in the original. I can easily imagine Tommy Lee Jones' Captain Call letting himself be shot rather than run thru sagebrush in his longjohns. And the character of Clara as played by Anjelica Huston would never act as neurotic and fearful as the Clara in this movie. They turned two very strong and memorable characters into weak and whiny non-entities.
And the ending is ridiculous, given his choices the one Newt makes is so out of character that it's sad. I originally railed against McMurtry since we watched these two series almost back to back recently. When I learned he had nothing to do with this waste of time I felt very relieved. No doubt he felt like he'd been assaulted when he first saw this 'sequel'.
Jon Voigt did okay with what was given to him, he's not Tommy Lee Jones but the main problem was the script. Similarly, Barbara Hershey convinced me she was whiny, petulant and abruptly unable to fend for herself. Louis Gossett shined, like he does no matter how bad the script, he's a very underrated actor in my opinion. And Nia Peeples is both convincing and attractive but her character was mishandled as well.
**slight spoiler**
If you don't like to see violence done to children do not watch this movie. I was appalled at what happened; granted you have to make the audience really loathe the villain but that was just unnecessary.
I can't recommend this, even as a rental, if you've seen the original. If you haven't then none of my points will apply and you may enjoy it.
Movie Review: Alternative universe/lonesome dove
Summary: 2 Stars
Completely copies the story lines in the original Lonesome Dove movie. A rather dull original after seeing the original. All the character action and dialogue seems robotic and not spontaneous as in the original.
Let's see, in the original, Captain Call had the first cattle drive to Montana and the Indians were still ar war. In this one the year after they arrive in Montana, the territory is largely settled and full of large ranches. Come on!
Watch it to see an alternative Lonesome Dove vision, but it is only mildly entertaining. Best bet, watch this one first, then the others. It will be less disappointing.
Movie Review: There's no point to this "Return"
Summary: 1 Stars
I really really tried to enjoy this. I was all ready to get my heart hooked like in the original and hold on for an "e ticket " ride like at Disneyworld. Instead, all I got was a merry-go-round with the same plot as many westerns before it, played over and over again. I don't understand it because all of the right elements were in place. Granted John Voight is no Captain Call I still thought he did a good job with what little he had to work with. He was the only good thing about it as he captured the essence of the character Tommy Lee Jones laid out for him. Rick Schroeder, who did a great job in Lonesome Dove, seemed more lost than his character Newt usually is. The same for goes for Chris Cooper's character July. Barbara Hershey didn't come close to Angelica Huston's gumption and likability. They all seemed to be struggling to understand where this was going too. I'd comment on the plot line if I knew what it was. It just seemed like characters were thrown in to see what would stick. Larry McMurtry probably threw a fit when he saw the truly thin plot line on screen. It just dances round with no true direction. With the star power that was at their disposal (Oliver Reed, Louis Gossett Jr. and Reese Witherspoon to name a few) you'd have thought they would have gotten a much stronger sequel. Maybe not up to the standard of the original but somewhere in the neighborhood at least.
With Lonesome Dove everyone's character was well-rounded, well-written and rock solid. Although YOU didn't know where the story was headed, you got the feeling it was headed in a definite but unpredictable direction. Not so with this, this.....you know, I'm not quite sure what to call it, but whatever it is,
it wouldn't be good.
Movie Review: NOT HARDLY!
Summary: 1 Stars
In the first place, Jon Voight is totally unbelievable in the role of Woodrow F. Call. The hat's too darn big. I didn't get a chance to look at the boots. But maybe the producers of this one were looking for the same sort of chemistry between Voight and Ricky Schroeder that was attempted in The Champ. I can see it now, Call down for the count with Ricky Schroeder kneeling beside him, tears streaming down his cheeks, and crying "Get up Call, please get up!"But let me backtrack a little here. Larry McMurtry had nothing to do with this one. Are there any rocket scientists in the house? But wait, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that when the main guy shuns the production something is dreadfully wrong. Kind of reminiscent of Spielberg's refusals to be a part of the ill fated Jaws sequels. HELLO?!
The story is flat, predictable and trite. Even a bit part by Reese Witherspoon as Newt's love interest can't save this one. No plans that I am aware of by Ms. Witherspoon to make Sweet Home Montana any time in the near future.
Want a sequel to Lonesome Dove? Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo, in both print and video, does the job marvelously. And, yes, James Garner does a fine job as Call.