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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonYoung Guns II generates more sheer visual excitement than any Western since Peckinpah and Leone were in their last '70s prime.
- 60EmpireWilliam ThomasEmpireWilliam ThomasAn affectionate and entertaining tribute to the Western - but, Estevez aside, Young Guns II doesn't exactly add much to the old genre.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe screenplay feels unfinished, the direction is ambling, but the performances are interesting.
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinYoung Guns II concentrates principally on the drawing power of the post-adolescent heartthrobs in its cast. This approach has its appeal in limited doses, but it makes for a western that's smaller than life.
- 50Chicago TribuneDave KehrChicago TribuneDave KehrA far more stylistically assured film than its fey predecessor, though it still carries almost no conviction.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWhenever a few of the Young Guns get together and have to behave like soulful cowboys, the movie stops dead in its tracks. The trouble with so many of today’s young actors is that there’s no deep-seated yearning or fury in their performances. They just seem like well-adjusted California kids putting on a show for a few hours.
- 50Time OutTime OutThe plot is all pot-shots and posses, with a bit of Indian hocus-pocus thrown in for comic relief. In other words, more of the same.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineBesides featuring some of the same actors in the same roles, what this six-gun sequel has in common with Young Guns is that it is wholly unmemorable.
- 25Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe first Young Guns, in 1988, was an endurance test for all but those who think ogling young actors in tight britches is a fascinating way to spend two hours. Though it seems impossible, the sequel is even more excruciating.