It's a shame Michael Mann doesn't do more remakes, especially of older movies - he's got a gift for taking an old story and really revitalising it. This is a brilliant version of the old novel, done with pace, leanness and integrity.
I guess it is a bit 90s PC - the British are as bad as the Indians in many ways, responsible for slaughter of Indians and betraying the colonials, and being stuffy; Hawkeye points out the British and French Empire are Bad; Cora is Scottish not English; Hawkeye is white but raised by the Indians and is very right on.
And the story has repetitive aspects - the girls are rescued by Hawkeye and his gang three times - and flaws - the relationship between Alice and Uncas is very under done. Actually this was fleshed out more in the script - they had a love scene where Uncas realises half way through sex that Alice actually has PTSD.
But it's powerful and epic and doesn't stuff around - babies and kids are killed. Its well researched and very exciting.
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