Synopsis
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.
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Cast
- Kevin CostnerWyatt Earp
- Dennis QuaidDoc Holliday
- Gene HackmanNicholas Earp
- David AndrewsJames Earp
- Linden AshbyMorgan Earp
- Jeff FaheyIke Clanton
- Joanna GoingJosie Marcus
- Mark HarmonSheriff Johnny Behan
- Michael MadsenVirgil Earp
- Catherine O'HaraAllie Earp
Recommendations
- 63
ReelViews
Wyatt Earp's attempts to cover so many years lead to too many scenes with little emotional power. The film doesn't shoot blanks, and it is better than Tombstone, but, considering the names involved, a little disappointment isn't out of the question. - 60
Washington Post
As a mindless popcorn shootout, Wyatt Earp is highly watchable. But this three-hour drama, starring Kevin Costner as the straight-shooting marshal, takes its time sliding out of the saddle. - 60
Empire
Tedious Western, that's a disappointment given the talent involved. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
It's a rambling, unfocused biography of Wyatt Earp, starting when he's a kid and following his development from an awkward would-be lawyer into a slick gunslinger. This is a long journey, in a three-hour film that needs better pacing. - 50
Austin Chronicle
It all comes off as too sketchy and too obvious, and after 90 minutes, we're bloated with incidents but still hungry for satisfying drama. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
This is standard plot material in most respects, and Kasdan has done little to make it seem new. Fans of time-tested formulas may applaud his fidelity to the genre, but others will wish he'd come up with a few original notions to energize this very long picture. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
This strenuously dark biographical Western plays more like a choppy, self-important miniseries. - 50
The New York Times
Yet a film that tries so hard to offer intelligent entertainment too often forgets to entertain. The famous showdown in Tombstone...one of the most famous scenes in all of Western legend is anti-climactic.
