Kasdan's first box office disappointment after Body Heat and The Big Chill, although it was reasonably popular and very liked on video. There are so many, many great things about it, I wished I liked it more - the four heroes are fantastic (each could support their own movie), there are plenty of good situations and some decent support characters (Stella the saloon owner, the card sharp Slick).
But it's bitsy. It doesn't feel like there's an overall story - conflict comes and goes. Emmett (Scott Glenn) is getting revenge on the man who sent him to prison, Mal (Danny Glover, do wish his character had a better name) wants the man who killed his paw, Paden (Kevin Kline, character has a great name) clashes against a former fellow outlaw, English sheriff Langston appears and seems promising then disappears, it lacks a clear villain. It's like three separate movies existing uneasily alongside each other. (The stuff involving the brothers is cohesive).
So much great stuff though.
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