As great as Kilmer was in this, I regret that Powers Boothe's work as Brocius (OK, Michael Biehn being convincingly bughouse crazy as Johnny Ringo does catch the eye) gets so overlooked, as does Stephen Lang's take on the unsteady Ike Clanton*. You could see why Curly Bill led the Cow-Boys, even though Old Man Clanton started it all. But I love me some character actors.
You're right, the movie is a mess, and the women get short shrift**. But I still like it better than the dragging mass of sludge Kevin Kostner inflicted on the universe.
And Earp/Holliday slash? I think it very nearly*** writes itself.
*I had fun contrasting Ike with Lang's portrayal of General Pickett in Gettysburg, as a matter of fact.
**Kate Elder managed to campaign her way into the Arizona Pioneers' Home as one of the first women admitted, and spent the rest of her life making sure they ran the place right. It's a shame that no movie telling things from her point of view will ever be made.
***As Paarfi would put it, if I have the usage down correctly.
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You're right, the movie is a mess, and the women get short shrift**. But I still like it better than the dragging mass of sludge Kevin Kostner inflicted on the universe.
And Earp/Holliday slash? I think it very nearly*** writes itself.
*I had fun contrasting Ike with Lang's portrayal of General Pickett in Gettysburg, as a matter of fact.
**Kate Elder managed to campaign her way into the Arizona Pioneers' Home as one of the first women admitted, and spent the rest of her life making sure they ran the place right. It's a shame that no movie telling things from her point of view will ever be made.
***As Paarfi would put it, if I have the usage down correctly.