This reminds me of an updated version of 'How The West Was Won': just not filmed in Cinerama.
Cinematically it's gorgeous, but thematically it would have been much better suited to a series. A series format would have also handled the storyline edits much better. In movie format, the story is very peripatetic. The other problem is that the individual storylines aren't all that compelling or interesting. It's not boring, but it doesn't draw you in the way 'Open Range' did; which I think is Kevin Costner's finest directorial effort. Yes, better than 'Dances With Wolves.'
Acting wise, no performance really stands out. Overall, because I had high hopes for a classic, it's disappointing.
Cinematically it's gorgeous, but thematically it would have been much better suited to a series. A series format would have also handled the storyline edits much better. In movie format, the story is very peripatetic. The other problem is that the individual storylines aren't all that compelling or interesting. It's not boring, but it doesn't draw you in the way 'Open Range' did; which I think is Kevin Costner's finest directorial effort. Yes, better than 'Dances With Wolves.'
Acting wise, no performance really stands out. Overall, because I had high hopes for a classic, it's disappointing.