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02/09/06
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
56 %
Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 9 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Synopsis: In 1885, the United States, under the policy of "manifest destiny," had nearly finished conquering the west and its native peoples. The next step, the government believed, was to resettle the Apaches, but the powerful, rebellious warrior Geronimo threatened their plans. So Cavalry troops... [More]
Genre: Westerns
Starring: Jason Patric, Matt Damon, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Bill Brown
Director: Walter Hill
Composer: Ry Cooder
Screenwriter: John Milius, Larry Gross
Producer: Walter Hill, Neil Canton
Composer: Ry Cooder
Screenwriter: John Milius, Larry Gross
Producer: Walter Hill, Neil Canton
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Visually, action director Hill may be paying tribute to Ford's Westerns in the way he positions the chase and fight scenes against the panormaic vistas, but this Geronimo is curiously bland, neither absorbing nor stirring.
08/07/06
A gorgeously shot, fair-minded Western that honors Geronimo and the Apaches, but doesn't demonize the U.S. Cavalry. Vastly underrated and far superior to Dances With Wolves.
01/26/06
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