Review of Dances with Wolves (1990) by Sooper_Walrus — 28 Aug 2017

Dances With Wolves is a meaningful film, but it suffers from simply being too long. There are many parts of this film, mainly in the sequence where Dunbar was getting to know the Sioux tribe, that should have been omitted to keep the plot moving.

Costner's performance feels oddly stiff and uncomfortable, though perhaps this was purposeful. However, there is no doubt that this film has a layer of cultural depth and significance that not many other films have.

And of course, the cinematography is strikingly beautiful.