Review of Tombstone (1993) by Dan S — 11 Jan 2013

Western concerning the legendary hero Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) who wants to start over with his brothers (Sam Elliot, Bill Paxton) in a new town, only to run into a group of outlaws who will do anything to stifle his desire to begin a new life.

Average Western is mostly an interesting combination of facial hair (with Russell's ridiculous mustache winning the prize) and a laughably awful love subplot (somehow trying to romanticize Earp for CHEATING ON HIS WIFE), but the charm and blazing gun battles especially in its last half hour keep it watchable.

Acting is pretty decent, with Val Kilmer taking the cake as Earp's friend Doc Holliday, for whenever he's on screen this thing becomes ten times more interesting. Not even close to the best Westerns ever made, but certainly entertaining enough to stick with it, even if it is Hollywoodized at times to a sometimes unbearable degree.