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Texas Rangers (2001)

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Reviews Counted:49

Fresh:1

Rotten:48

Average Rating:3.2/10

Consensus: As far as westerns go, Texas Rangers is strictly mediocre stuff.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] western violence

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Westerns

Theatrical Release:Nov 30, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $548,629

Synopsis: This Western, set in the 1870s, tells the story of the Texas Rangers, a group of young, aggravated vigilantes (James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond, Randy Travis, Ashton Kusher, and Robert Patrick)... This Western, set in the 1870s, tells the story of the Texas Rangers, a group of young, aggravated vigilantes (James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond, Randy Travis, Ashton Kusher, and Robert Patrick) that united to fight against the outlaws who threatened the safety of their families and their neighbors. Ranger Leander McColloy (Dylan McDermott) is the leader of the group, and the one who originally organizes the men to revolt against the violent predators who wreaked havoc across the Texan frontier. As large pools of people converged upon the vortex of the Texas Rangers' territories--new American settlers moving west to claim their own land, Mexicans pouring in over the border, and Native Americans struggling to reclaim their original property--anarchy seemed inevitable. Ranches were broken apart and pillaged by swarming gangs of rowdy cowboys. Only the Texas Rangers could maintain peace where local law enforcement could not. This exciting, historically gauged action drama will delight audiences with a rough-and-tumble story of vigilante victory. [More]

Starring: James Van Der Beek, Dylan McDermott, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Patrick

Starring: James Van Der Beek, Dylan McDermott, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Patrick, Randy Travis, Marco Leonardi, Usher Raymond, Jon Abrahams, Alfred Molina, Tom Skerritt, Rachael Leigh Cook, Leonor Varela

Director: Steve Miner

Director: Steve Miner
Screenwriter: John Milius, Ehren Kruger
Studio: Dimension Films

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Apr 9, 2002

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  • Texas Rangers
  • Starring James Van Der Beek (TV's DAWSON'S CREEK, VARSITY BLUES) and Dylan McDermott (TV's THE PRACTICE) alongside Ashton Kutcher (TV's THAT '70s SHOW) and Usher Raymond (THE FACULTY) ... After the Civil War, Texas is at the mercy of murderous bandits! From the chaos emerges a group of young cowboys summoned to reform the Texas Rangers and restore order! Under the fearless leadership of Leander McNelly (McDermott), the new Rangers find themselves severely outgunned and outgunned, but unmatched for courage and determination. From the director of HALLOWEEN: H20 and featuring Rachael Leigh Cook (SHE'S ALL THAT) and Robert Patrick (SPY KIDS).
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    A soggy oater that gives the genre a bad rep, the Dimension Films dud combines anesthetized writing, uncertain direction and an out-of-its-depth cast of unmistakably urban cowboys for brain-draining effect.

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    12/03/01
    Michael Rechtshaffen
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    Although it's not the worst western ever made (The Terror of Tiny Town will forever hold that title), it is one of the most mediocre, falling prey to more cliches than you can shake a six-gun at.

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    12/03/01
    Gary Dowell
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    The expensive but soporific Texas Rangers is no Unforgiven, to put it mildly -- in fact, it's more like unforgivable.

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    12/02/01
    Lou Lumenick
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    It is easy to see why it took Texas Rangers so long to reach multiplexes. More perplexing is how it got there at all.

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    12/01/01
    Dustin Putman
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    As far as horse operas go, it's a broken-down old nag infested with fleas and well past the point of being saddle- worthy.

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    12/01/01
    Frank Swietek
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    Enough horse-opera clichés to shame the makers of Gunsmoke.

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    12/01/01
    A.O. Scott
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    Rangers aspires to be a classic Western but falls short, despite large doses of bravado and machismo, thunderous shoot 'em ups and stirring symphonic fanfare.

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    11/30/01
    Bryan Reesman
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    ...plays like it was led to slaughter in the editing room after being taken away from a director who'd read "Westerns for Dummies.

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    11/30/01
    Rob Blackwelder
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    The cows have it hard in Texas Rangers (a.k.a. Dude, Where's My Cattle?).

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    11/30/01
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