Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

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.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

NateWatchesCoolMovies The Jack Bull shouldn't have been a TV movie, plain and simple. It's story is too important and we'll told to be shunted into an HBO slot and denied a theatrical release, effectively dooming it to the doldrums of obscurity. There's a few DVD's floating around in the ether, and no doubt it shows up on cable now and again, which is nice. It's one of the most tragic westerns I've seen, and needlessly so, which makes it all the more sad. John Cusack plays Myrl Redding, a humble rancher and family man who is just trying to make a life for himself on the frontier, along with his wife Cora (luminous Miranda Otto). When he strikes a deal with filthy rich local cattle baron Henry Ballard (L.Q. Jones) it becomes clear the man is rotten to the core. The horses left in his care are brutally mistreated by Ballard's lead hand Slater (a savage John Savage), prompting Redding to seek justice. When the law and courts and even the glad handing Governor (Scott Wilson) refuse to give him retribution at the behest of Ballard's slimy financial influence, he takes the matter into his own hands, which ultimately means he now had committed a crime, with witnesses. Ballard seizes the opportunity and uses every ounce of malice as well as his money to bury Redding. The law does nothing to help. The only person that Redding has in his corner is idealistic Judge Tolliver, played by a beaming John Goodman who steals the show and balances out the gloominess with his comforting presence. He's a take no nonsense guy and the only character besides Cusack that has any shred or morals or decency. There's also work from mottled character actors like Rex Linn, Rodney A. Grant, Ned Bellamy, Jay O. Sanders, Brent Briscoe and John C. McGinley. It's not your typical western, being very downbeat and tragic, but not in an unnecessary way. It has a point to make and a message to give about sticking to your principles, standing up to bullies no matter how dear the cost, and not backing down. Excellent film.

hopebuild The sloppiness I blame on the director. My friend said, "...who cares it was made for HBO...". I care and if it were my name associated with the movie I would at least make sure you couldn't see the harness cable behind the head of the man being hung. You could totally see it. They could have shot it from another angle and then we couldn't have seen it. Also in the scene in court they show women and a black man on the jury. Not even. In 1890 not even a state yet Wyoming no women were sitting on the jury. Anyway this movie is fraught with ill fitting scenes, motivations, and had lots of goofs. I saw John Cusack move his arm when they took him down from the gallows. There were many goofs. I would never put my name on something this sloppily made even if it were only for TV. I feel insulted when movies are this sloppily done.

me43 ****** SPOILERS ****** Let me save you the price of a rental. I'll even sum it all up for you. Ready for it?"Life's a b**ch and then you die."Now don't ever say I never did nothing for ya.I want my money back.

Diane Pellegrini I happened on this movie and rented it because I really love John Cusack! He is such a wonderful actor! This movie is rather difficult to watch because it doesn't follow the hollywood norm. It addresses the human condition in it's - not always - happy form. But it's a thinker and it makes me look at the importance in how you react to life's trials! As I said it was sometimes hard to watch but I am glad I did because it shows that things happen in this life and it's how we handle them that matters. You have to do what you have to do - for your soul!