Review of Silverado (1985) by Martin B — 05 Jun 2008
Until a bit of a resurgence in the early to mid-90's, the western was essentially a dead genre. Entries like Silverado certainly didn't help the matter any.
They assembled what seemed like an outstanding ensemble cast... but each person in that cast put in the worst performance of their respective careers - Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, to name just a few ...and especially Kevin Costner, in a role obviously written to be amusing and quirky, but instead is just annoying and badly-acted. I'm inclined to think the fault lies with the writing or directing, though, as the high-school-play-calibur acting extends from the leads all the way down to the smallest supporting roles, and even the "action" scenes are pretty stiff and laughable.
I went 23 years without seeing this flick all the way through. Guess I shouldn't have bothered after all this time.
This review of Silverado (1985) was written by Martin B on 05 Jun 2008.
Silverado has generally received positive reviews.
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