Review of Heaven's Gate (1980) by Philip Kemp for Total Film — 29 Jul 2013
A grandiose Western based on the Johnson County War of 1892, when cattle barons brought in mercenaries to massacre immigrant settlers, it suffers badly from narrative incoherence. But there’s a grand romantic sweep to the action (enacted by a solid cast including Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken and Isabelle Huppert), the set-pieces are majestic and its disenchanted view of the American frontier myth still rings ominously true.
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This review of Heaven's Gate (1980) was written by Philip Kemp and published by Total Film on 29 Jul 2013.
Heaven's Gate has generally received positive reviews.
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