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Better off silent
I've got about 4 Movies I have to make up, so I'm going to try to just put them all in today...
The first one is a masterpiece, and from a time when Kevin Costner wasn't such a running joke (thanks to Waterworld and The Postman).
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Kevin Costner's 1990 epic won a bundle of Oscars for a moving, engrossing story of a white soldier (Costner) who singlehandedly mans a post in the 1870 Dakotas, and becomes a part of the Lakota Sioux community who live nearby. The film may not be a masterpiece, but it is far more than the sum of good intentions. The characters are strong, the development of relationships is both ambitious and careful, the love story between Costner and Mary McDonnell's character is captivating. Only the third-act portrait of white intruders as morons feels overbearing, but even that leads to a terribly moving conclusion. Costner's direction is assured, the balance of action and intimacy is perfect--what more could anyone want outside of an unqualified masterpiece? --Tom Keogh
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Performances in this film are all spot on, and you can see many, many recognizable actors in minor roles. This is really a much different Western then the ones in the heyday of the genre, as it portrays Native Americans in a very realistic and sympathetic light. The only real issue that can be quibbled with is the fact that Costner makes most of the white characters be pretty evil and unsympathetic. But again, that's just a minor quibble because it isn't blatant most of the time.
The first one is a masterpiece, and from a time when Kevin Costner wasn't such a running joke (thanks to Waterworld and The Postman).
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Amazon.com essential video
Kevin Costner's 1990 epic won a bundle of Oscars for a moving, engrossing story of a white soldier (Costner) who singlehandedly mans a post in the 1870 Dakotas, and becomes a part of the Lakota Sioux community who live nearby. The film may not be a masterpiece, but it is far more than the sum of good intentions. The characters are strong, the development of relationships is both ambitious and careful, the love story between Costner and Mary McDonnell's character is captivating. Only the third-act portrait of white intruders as morons feels overbearing, but even that leads to a terribly moving conclusion. Costner's direction is assured, the balance of action and intimacy is perfect--what more could anyone want outside of an unqualified masterpiece? --Tom Keogh
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Performances in this film are all spot on, and you can see many, many recognizable actors in minor roles. This is really a much different Western then the ones in the heyday of the genre, as it portrays Native Americans in a very realistic and sympathetic light. The only real issue that can be quibbled with is the fact that Costner makes most of the white characters be pretty evil and unsympathetic. But again, that's just a minor quibble because it isn't blatant most of the time.
