Two families overcome prejudice and tragedy in 1888 Wyoming when a special Christmas miracle saves the life of a small boy.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
David Carradine | ... | Ike | |
Wes Studi | ... | Chief Thomas | |
Michael Parks | ... | Justice Stanley | |
Tim Abell | ... | John | |
Sarah Aldrich | ... | Mary | |
Irene Bedard | ... | Sunny | |
Mark Rolston | ... | Captain Johnson | |
Daniel Quinn | ... | Seth Keller | |
Darian Weiss | ... | Zachary | |
Masam Holden | ... | Samuel Red Eagle | |
Buck Taylor | ... | Buckskin Charlie | |
Tracy Nelson | ... | Adrianne | |
Rance Howard | ... | Doctor Babcock | |
Francine York | ... | Mrs. Stanley | |
Brian Libby | ... | Frank |
Two families overcome prejudice and tragedy in 1888 Wyoming when a special Christmas miracle saves the life of a small boy.
Can a western be too nice? Yup, as much as I hate to say it here, because this a goodhearted, good-messaged film with good people and - yes, a touch of good Christianity, the fact remains it's a dull movie for the most part.
You need some kind of edge in a western and it's not here, at least in the first half of the film. If you're boring in the first 30-60 minutes, you're going to lose them.....even in a very nice movie like this one.
In a faith-based film, as this is, I don't expect nor want profanity or gory stuff, but you have to have some action and some villains that are more than just one old man carrying a grudge and acting a bit sour, as Keith Carradine does here. That isn't enough.
However, kudos for the effort and for bringing God into a positive light in a western movie. I was glad to at least support like that with my rental money. I also appreciated seeing nice kids, a nice mom and dad, and I always enjoy seeing Wes Studi. I wish he had a bigger role in here. The acting in here was fine, too.
There are a lot of good elements to this film, but it got off to such a slow start it lost me.