Synopsis
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.
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Cast
- Jason PatricLt. Charles Gatewood
- Gene HackmanBrig. Gen. George Crook
- Robert DuvallChief of Scouts Al Sieber
- Wes StudiGeronimo
- Matt Damon2nd Lt. Britton Davis
- Rodney A. GrantMangas
- Kevin TigheBrig. Gen. Nelson Miles
- Steve ReevisChato
- Carlos PalominoSgt. Turkey
- Victor AaronUlzana
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Walter Hill's "Geronimo," a film of great beauty and considerable intelligence, covers the same ground as many other movies about Indians, but in a new way. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
In the end, GERONIMO is a welcome contribution to a revitalized genre, filled with interesting representations of both the Apache and the pursuing army. - 75
Boston Globe
It's a handsomely crafted revisionist Western that effectively destigmatizes the legendary Apache raider, reveling as much in political correctness as in its sunset-tinted red sandstone. [10 Dec 1993, p.53] - 60
Time Out
Walter Hill proves unexpectedly reluctant to force the story, but he makes the red earth of the Moab desert burn with blood and shame. - 60
Variety
Neatly turning longstanding genre conventions upside down while working squarely within them, director Walter Hill has fashioned a physically impressive, well-acted picture whose slightly stodgy literary quality holds it back from an even greater level of impact. - 50
The New York Times
The real flavor of Davis's account, and of the ferocity that earned Geronimo his place in history, is nowhere evident on screen. - 50
ReelViews
For the most part, its characterizations are so weak and ambivalent that the audience finds it difficult to develop much sympathy for anyone, regardless of whether they're white or Native American. - 40
Washington Post
Saddled by Milius and Larry Gross's leaden script and Hill's somnambulant pace, "Geronimo" is hardly better than Ted Turner's recent fiasco.
