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12 September 2009 1:14 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Silverado is one of the last great westerns we have. Sure, Unforgiven is undoubtedly a better film (and one of the top twenty-five greatest films ever) but Lawrence Kasdan’s 1985 epic is easily one of the most fun westerns of our time. While not flawless, the film is perfect when it comes to delivering a smart, fun, western romp which makes it painful the film doesn’t have a solid reputation.

It should, thanks to some pitch-perfect casting that begins with Kevin Kline as Paden. Kline’s thinking man persona is just poetry to watch as he embodies our level-headed hero. Scott Glenn equals him as Emmitt, playing the character a a mix of John Wayne with a dash of Clint Eastwood, yet somehow making Emmitt his own. Both are complimented by Danny Glover, who’s likely never been this badass as the silent but deadly Mal. Yet it’s »

- Philip Barrett

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