Maverick
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Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
What critics thought
Maverick lands as a breezy, crowd-pleasing Western comedy that critics found charming rather than substantive — the kind of film that coasts on its cast's easy chemistry and doesn't ask much more of itself than delivering a good time. Most reviewers were happy to let it do exactly that, though the modest scores reflect a sense that wit and likability only go so far.
“The strength of Maverick is the ease with which it switches from comedy to action, and back again....it's refreshing to find something that satisfies expectations.”
James Berardinelli·reelviews.net
“the first lighthearted, laugh-oriented family Western in a long time, and one of the nice things about it is, it doesn't feel the need to justify its existence. It acts like it's the most natural thing in the world to be a Western.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
Cast & Crew
Richard DonnerDirector
Mel GibsonBret Maverick
Jodie FosterAnnabelle Bransford
James GarnerMarshal Zane Cooper
Graham GreeneJoseph
Alfred MolinaAngel
James CoburnCommodore Duvall
Dub TaylorRoom Clerk
Geoffrey LewisMatthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker
Paul L. SmithThe Archduke
Dan HedayaTwitchy, Riverboat Poker Player
Dennis FimpleStuttering
Denver PyleOld Gambler on Riverboat
Randy NewmanComposer
William GoldmanWriter
Vilmos ZsigmondCinematographyMaverick
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
What critics thought
Maverick lands as a breezy, crowd-pleasing Western comedy that critics found charming rather than substantive — the kind of film that coasts on its cast's easy chemistry and doesn't ask much more of itself than delivering a good time. Most reviewers were happy to let it do exactly that, though the modest scores reflect a sense that wit and likability only go so far.
“The strength of Maverick is the ease with which it switches from comedy to action, and back again....it's refreshing to find something that satisfies expectations.”
James Berardinelli·reelviews.net
“the first lighthearted, laugh-oriented family Western in a long time, and one of the nice things about it is, it doesn't feel the need to justify its existence. It acts like it's the most natural thing in the world to be a Western.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
Cast & Crew
Richard DonnerDirectorMel GibsonBret MaverickJodie FosterAnnabelle BransfordJames GarnerMarshal Zane CooperGraham GreeneJosephAlfred MolinaAngelJames CoburnCommodore DuvallDub TaylorRoom ClerkGeoffrey LewisMatthew Wicker / Eugene, BankerPaul L. SmithThe ArchdukeDan HedayaTwitchy, Riverboat Poker PlayerDennis FimpleStutteringDenver PyleOld Gambler on RiverboatRandy NewmanComposerWilliam GoldmanWriterVilmos ZsigmondCinematographyRent & Buy