Synopsis
When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.
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Cast
- Colin FarrellJesse James
- Scott CaanCole Younger
- Ali LarterZerelda "Zee" Mimms
- Gabriel MachtFrank James
- Gregory SmithJim Younger
- Harris YulinThaddeus Rains - President Rock Northern Rail Road
- Kathy BatesMa James
- Timothy DaltonAllan Pinkerton
- Will McCormackBob Younger
- Ronny CoxDoc Mimms - Zee's Dad
Recommendations
- 63
Boston Globe
At least hits a certain adrenaline level, and the stunts have panache. If you crave the ''Young Guns'' approach to the Old West, here it is again. - 50
Baltimore Sun
It's a sad day for film lovers when the best thing that can be said about a Western is that it's pleasant. - 50
Charlotte Observer
The best work comes from Timothy Dalton as the grizzled, Scots-accented head of the Pinkertons. - 30
New Times (L.A.)
So desperate are the filmmakers to create a "hip" western that they try to cram it with action sequences that aren't very exciting. - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
This plot leaves ample room for viewers to sweat the small stuff, like whether Trevor Nunn's score is more Marines ad or deodorant commercial. - 25
Chicago Sun-Times
For years there have been reports of the death of the Western. Now comes American Outlaws, proof that even the B Western is dead. - 25
New York Daily News
Dalton, using a Scottish brogue coarse enough to take his tongue with it, is hootably bad, and Kathy Bates, playing Ma James, is pure ham. - 25
Miami Herald
The dumbest, most risible retelling ever made of the exploits of legendary bank robber Jesse James.
