Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

osiang Like the original Lonesome Dove series, i'd say this one is about hardship, luck, and the diversity of characters that can fill up wild harsh times. The humour is really good and mostly revolves around the naivety of people in such dangerous unknown territory. The cast is the strongest thing about this series. I was expecting everyone to be attempting to fill in the traditional roles of a prequel (immitating the successful original's characters and mood) but this series has acting and characters that I've remembered for years after watching it as being all uniquely bizarre and also weirdly believable. The storytelling has a nice patience to it. It's a shame this isn't better known; I've read the original Lonesome Dove novel and loved it, and the same goes for the Robert Duvall Series (watch that first if u haven't already - it's really strong!), I enjoyed Return to lonesome Dove also but not as much as it gets a bit melodramatic and loses some of it's humour by that series. I've vaguely attempted to watch some of the other televised Lonesome Dove spinoffs/sequels (The Outlaw Years, namely) and couldn't get into them at all, rejecting them as crap pretty quickly. But Dead Man's Walk is a really nice thoughtful watch.

bajatexan Larry McMurtry always takes some liberties with history; however, he went off the reservation when dealing with Dead Man's walk. He portrayed the Mier Expedition as a "small undertaking" including having Big Foot Wallace and 3 others executed during the black bean selection. This whole section of the story was full of inaccuracies. There were 17 men executed --- and Big Foot Wallace wasn't one of them --- he lived to a ripe old age. Its a good story, however the cast was somewhat lackluster. I've read all of the McMurtry books and can see the characters come to life as in Lonesome Dove. I couldn't say the same for this adaption.

bluesman-20 Dead man's Walk is the beginning of the Lonesome Dove Saga. Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call are just starting out in the Texas Rangers and have no idea of what they are doing for Call it's Duty above all else. For Gus it's the thrill of adventure. Both men don't know just how much danger and death await for them on their first patrol. Jonny Lee Miller and David Arquitte do a fine job as Gus and Call. Miller in particular carries the movie on his shoulders his portrayal of Call is very good. the rest of the cast is outstanding Keith Carradine deserves special mention for his role as Bigfoot Wallace he adds to the movie greatly. A outstanding movie which adds and enhances the Lonesome Dove saga This is a fantastic beginning to an legendary tale of heroes and incredible story telling

spencerthetracy I've watched this movie about 4 times, and really enjoyed the personifications of these historic characters (albeit apocryphal).Johnny Lee Miller and David Arquette are very convincing as Gus and Woodrow. The most memorable performance is easily that of Keith Carradine. He portrayed Bigfoot Wallace, a larger than life frontiersman, who actually outlived the firing squad at Saltillo, in a clever, poetic and humorous way. The only downer of the movie, is the same with any and all Larry McMurthy films: they're depressing as hell! Death, tragedy and sufferin'! And as with all of his films, the conquering will of the human spirit shines through. A fine example of a Western film.