Tombstone
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Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
What critics thought
DivisiveTombstone lands somewhere between rowdy entertainment and missed opportunity depending on who you ask — critics in 1993 were genuinely split, while audiences then and since have embraced it far more warmly. Nearly everyone agreed that Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday was the film's magnetic center, but the debate was whether the rest of the movie — particularly its sagging second half and cluttered ensemble — was worth sitting through to get there.
“The first half of Tombstone isn't an example of great filmmaking, but it is engaging. There's a sense of growing inevitability as events build to the shoot-out at the OK Corral. The melodramatic "serious" moments are kept to a minimum, and the various gunfights are choreographed with style and tension. Then, at the one-hour ten-minute mark, the Clanton gang and the Earps square off. From there, things get progressively worse. Not only is the last hour anticlimactic, but it's dull.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“too much of Tombstone rings hollow. In retrospect, not much happens and little that does seems warranted. There are so many unrealized relationships you almost hope for redemption in a longer video version. This one is unsatisfying and unfulfilling.”
Richard Harrington·The Washington Post
“aside from Russell and Val Kilmer's scene-stealing, sickly, alcoholic Doc Holliday, there are so many characters coming and going, with none of them receiving adequate screen time, that it becomes difficult to keep track of them all.”
Chris Hicks·Deseret News
“entertaining in a sprawling, old-fashioned manner.”
Emanuel Levy·Variety
“May not be historically accurate, but offers a lot of punch for the buck.”
Bob Bloom·Journal & Courier
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
George P. CosmatosDirector
Kurt RussellWyatt Earp
Val KilmerDoc Holliday
Michael BiehnJohnny Ringo
Powers BootheCurly Bill
Robert John BurkeFrank McLaury
Dana DelanyJosephine
Sam ElliottVirgil Earp
Stephen LangIke Clanton
Terry O'QuinnMayor Clum
Joanna PaculaKate
Bill PaxtonMorgan Earp
Jason PriestleyBilly Breckenridge
Bruce BroughtonComposer
Kevin JarreWriter
William A. FrakerCinematographyTombstone
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.
What critics thought
DivisiveTombstone lands somewhere between rowdy entertainment and missed opportunity depending on who you ask — critics in 1993 were genuinely split, while audiences then and since have embraced it far more warmly. Nearly everyone agreed that Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday was the film's magnetic center, but the debate was whether the rest of the movie — particularly its sagging second half and cluttered ensemble — was worth sitting through to get there.
“The first half of Tombstone isn't an example of great filmmaking, but it is engaging. There's a sense of growing inevitability as events build to the shoot-out at the OK Corral. The melodramatic "serious" moments are kept to a minimum, and the various gunfights are choreographed with style and tension. Then, at the one-hour ten-minute mark, the Clanton gang and the Earps square off. From there, things get progressively worse. Not only is the last hour anticlimactic, but it's dull.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“too much of Tombstone rings hollow. In retrospect, not much happens and little that does seems warranted. There are so many unrealized relationships you almost hope for redemption in a longer video version. This one is unsatisfying and unfulfilling.”
Richard Harrington·The Washington Post
“aside from Russell and Val Kilmer's scene-stealing, sickly, alcoholic Doc Holliday, there are so many characters coming and going, with none of them receiving adequate screen time, that it becomes difficult to keep track of them all.”
Chris Hicks·Deseret News
“entertaining in a sprawling, old-fashioned manner.”
Emanuel Levy·Variety
“May not be historically accurate, but offers a lot of punch for the buck.”
Bob Bloom·Journal & Courier
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
George P. CosmatosDirectorKurt RussellWyatt EarpVal KilmerDoc HollidayMichael BiehnJohnny RingoPowers BootheCurly BillRobert John BurkeFrank McLauryDana DelanyJosephineSam ElliottVirgil EarpStephen LangIke ClantonTerry O'QuinnMayor ClumJoanna PaculaKateBill PaxtonMorgan EarpJason PriestleyBilly BreckenridgeBruce BroughtonComposerKevin JarreWriterWilliam A. FrakerCinematographyStream
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