The Jack Bull (1999)
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Cast
as Myrl Redding
as Judge Tolliver
as Henry Ballard
as Cora Redding
as Woody
as Slater
as Billy
as Attorney General Gunby
as Governor
as Cage
as Ollie
as Judge Wilkins
as Conrad
as Shelby Dykes
as Ollie
as Edsel Fraser
as Colonel Jeffries
as Kermit Dover
as Sheriff Felton
as Housekeeper
as Dewey Austin
as Carey Sartin
as Minister
as Gussie Dykes
as Farmer No. 1
as Tub Weller
as Grady Mathes
as Daisy Mathes
as Printer
as Jury Foreman
as Crow Indian
as Captain
as Cheyenne Soldier
as Cheyenne Woman
as Court Clerk
as Browder
as Auctioneer
as Whitaker
as Clay Williams
Critic Reviews for The Jack Bull
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Strong revenge Western in the old-fashioned mold.
Audience Reviews for The Jack Bull
The Jack Bull is a fantastic western made almost perfect by John Cusack and John Goodman. That HBO took on the project is no surprise, Hollywood rarely touches this sort of libertarian-themed material anymore. The story itself is really a simple morality tale, but one in which realism carries the day. Great acting, script, and moving story make this a must see.
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Definitely remember this movie!
Super Reviewer
I hate John Cusack. He turns in the exact same performance in every single role with his blank stare, fast delivery and shoulder-shrugging indifference and somehow manages to receive extreme critical acclaim. He is miscast in the central role here, but surprisingly tries to do something ever so slightly different. I didn't buy it for one second, but hey, it's John Cusack. I never would have. This film is a typical western with some very beautiful photography. It actually feels like Wyoming, the dry land, the snow, the dust, the vegetation. The problem is it is never very engaging. The first 45 minutes are flat while the last hour or so is a morally confused mess preaching vigilantism and overkill. Part of the problem is the direction. It is pedestrian, bland, never involving nor, of course, even remotely exciting, and the rest of it is probably the script. It makes very little sense for Myrl to do what he does when there are many other ways he could have achieved the exact same result, his speech on how the law failed him (echoed by John Goodman's character) is ridiculous, and by the end of the film he has done far worse than Henry Ballard ever did to him, despite what the direction and the score would like to have you believe. I can't say it was exactly a disappointment (it's a John Cusack vehicle, after all) but it was certainly not very good.
Super Reviewer
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