Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Wuchak Released to TV in 1999, "Outlaw Justice" (aka "The Long Kill") is a low-budget Western featuring Kris Kristofferson and Country & Western stars Willie Nelson, Travis Tritt and Waylon Jennings, the latter in a cameo at the beginning who narrates through the rest. These guys play noble outlaw-types who team-up with the son of Jennings' character (Chad Willett) to apprehend -- or, more likely, kill -- the murderer of a former gang member (Sancho Gracia).The plot is reminiscent of "The Wild Bunch," but with likable protagonists rather than the contemptible dirtbags of that classic Western. Unfortunately, "Outlaw Justice" doesn't have the budget of that major release and this is readily apparent in the opening scene. The style of the movie also takes the mythical approach of Spaghetti Westerns and throws in some humor. As such, the tone is part-serious and part-joke, which was hard for me to embrace. In fact, the first couple of times I tried to watch "Outlaw Justice" I quit before reaching the 30 minute mark. However, once you catch a grip it's entertaining enough; the Western sets are good (although the effects are weak) and the stars are charismatic. Nelson may not be the best actor, but he's amiable. Kristofferson stands out with that "cool" Eastwood vibe and the fact that he's intimidating without even saying a word. Unfortunately, with the exception of a cameo by Leonor Watling, this is strictly an all-dude flick.If you're a fan of the stars and their music this is a must. If not, it's a mediocre, but likable, modern TV Western.The film runs 96 minutes and was shot in Almeria, Andalucia, Spain.GRADE: C+

rickz I've seen the singers before. Willie is always golden... Kris & Johnny Cash did a real groaner about the last days of Frank and Jesse James, but this is MUCH BETTER than that.Willie is always fun to watch, because his timing is so good, and Kris is a great outlaw in this one. Kris just looks at people and they think twice about tangling with him.Waylon is their buddy who gets gunned down like a dog at the beginning, and he narrates a lot after that. (Shades of the Dukes of Hazard.) If you like these guys, you'll LOVE them in this movie. The bad guy is really bad. The "bad guys" -- i.e. "outlaws" -- are really good, and the dialog just rolls along. Not a dull moment -- even Travis Tritt is pretty god, altho he may not be "ten food high and bulletproof." Rick Tombstone, AZ

whomelordlee Well, where should i start? It was a boring afternoon in may and i was in HMV looking for a way to while away the time. it was at this time i had my first encounter with The Long Kill. my collection of movies at home included many great westerns including The quick and the Dead, Tombstone and the sierra leone trilogy, the deceptive front cover of what can only be described as the most horrendous motion picture ever seen lead me to believe i had found a hidden gem. upon playing the film my initial impressions were good, the cast list after all contained several A listers. however within ten minutes of this horrendous excuse for a western beginning my eye caught the glare off a letter opener, a quick thrust into my chest and the torture could be all over i thought. as the film went on for what seemed like hours of tortuous nonsense nothing could prepare me for the "thrilling" climax consisting of a the films wimpish hero,a young gentleman of whom i have understandably forgotten the name but may well win an Oscar for best comedy performance being drawn into a contest with the films plastic baddie 'holden'. up to this point all signs had been that the good guy was probably the worst gunslinger since Stevie wonder taking on 'holden', presumably a crack shot to rival gene hackman's Herod. however unbeknown to the viewer Holden's skills have sadly taken a turn for the worst and the good Guy has spent several years practising for at least 12 hours a day despite looking exactly the same as he did at the point where he failed to hit more than one bottle off a wall about six feet away! before Holden even has the Chance to feel the grip of his six shooter he is gunned down by his now lightning fast opponent. without half as much as a second of build up. what an awful film. if you are having a bad day i have only one warning for you; DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM it may be the last thing you ever do

score-10 I had not realised these singers acted too until this The basic plot has a lot of promise to be a classic enjoyable straight 'action western' with possible 'feel good' or comic possibilities as well. The singers have surprising screen presence and the production runs along quite well and logically until the last shootout But the violence was generally more graphic than I like or necessary, with the usual questionable American popular romanticisation and simplification of vigilante-ism or ' a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do '. Some bits made no sense or were clearly unrealistic or fantastic so the film seemed undecided between being a straight classic western or a 'feel good' Good Guys Always Win and Are Heroes to Boot show The final scenes were rather illogical in terms of behaviour and spoilt an otherwise consistent plot. Not much more is needed to make this an 'above average' film so the unfulfilled promise is disappointing and surprising given the actors involved