It's like a colossal buffet: You take what you want and leave the rest, readily forgiving the worst of it because the best just tastes so good.
Silverado (1985)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:22
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: Four cowboys join forces in the Old West to combat injustice in "Silverado", director Lawrence Kasdan's loving ode to the Western. Emmett, a quiet loner, saves Paden from sure death in the desert,... Four cowboys join forces in the Old West to combat injustice in "Silverado", director Lawrence Kasdan's loving ode to the Western. Emmett, a quiet loner, saves Paden from sure death in the desert, where a band of outlaws had abandoned him. They then befriend Mal, a black cowboy who was denied service at a saloon, and all three move on to rescue Emmett's hot-headed brother from being hanged. The quartet finally reach their destination, Silverado, where they must make a stand against the corrupt sheriff and the band of murderous ranchers who have dogged them their entire journey. [More]
Starring: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Linda Hunt
Starring: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Linda Hunt, Brian Dennehy, John Cleese, Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Costner
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Screenwriter: Lawrence Kasdan, Mark Kasdan
Producer: Lawrence Kasdan
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Reviews for Silverado
Filled with enough stock characters and B-film plotlines for a dozen mediocre Westerns.
A big stampede of a movie with ideas and scenes thundering off in dozens of directions.
Real rewards of the film are in the visuals and rarely has the West appeared so alive, yet unlike what one carries in his mind's eye. Ida Random's production design is thoroughly convincing in detail.
Kasdan resorts to a TV-like shorthand, substituting shtick for personality.
This takes as its subject the Western itself; but what could have been a bankrupt exercise is saved by exuberance, goodwill, and sheer excitement.
The actors shift gears effortlessly, playing their parts with seriousness when the situation calls for it, but also enjoying those moments that are intended to be fun.
A good enough Western to cause many to kick up their spurs in celebration.
A sweeping, glorious-looking western that's at least a full generation removed from the classic films it brings to mind.
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