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09/20/03
Dances with Wolves (1990)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:35
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A grand, sweeping epic with inarguably noble intentions and arresting cinematography, but one whose center, arguably, is not as weighty as it should be.
Runtime: 4 hrs
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: Actor Kevin Costner made his debut behind the camera--and won an Oscar for Best Director--with this celebrated epic. In 1865, Civil War hero Lt. John Dunbar (Costner) asks to be reassigned to the... [More]
Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Director: Kevin Costner
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Reviews for Dances with Wolves
Despite its empathy and respect for Native Americans, the film has very little going for it besides its admittedly majestic trappings.
06/07/03
The beginning of the impressive revival of the western
05/24/03
No review available.
05/21/03
Its triumph is that it is never exactly boring, only dulled. It's a movie in acute need of sharpening.
05/20/03
...a literate script, gorgeous scenery, and fine acting combine to produce a poignant and inspiring cinematic experience.
05/11/03
No review available.
01/27/03
No review available.
01/09/03
Shining parable about hospitality, a human resource that seems to be underrated and in short supply in our world rife with hostilities.
08/31/02
Passable but overrated
08/30/02
No review available.
08/27/02
No review available.
08/13/02
No review available.
07/29/02
Earnest, handsome, and frequently quite excellent.
07/27/02
Even those of us who grew up with Broken Arrow or Cheyenne Autumn or A Man Called Horse or Little Big Man will be affected by Costner's heartfelt tribute to this vanished culture.
01/09/02
Still enthrals with its sweeping direction, gentle humour and lack of pretension.
06/06/01
Costner has single-handedly revived the Western to its deserved state as both an entertaining and artistic form.
01/01/00
Costner (with Michael Blake's screenplay) creates a vision so childlike, so willfully romantic, it's hard to put up a fight.
01/01/00
Top CriticA stunning combination of all-American boyishness and sweeping grandeur.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt's a rousing adventure, a touching romance, and a stirring drama.
01/01/00
Top CriticLatest News for Dances with Wolves
May 09, 2008:
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