A Warrior. A Leader. A Legend.
Director: Walter Hill
Producer: Neil Canton, Walter Hill
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.
115 min
Rating: 6.274/10
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Top Cast
Jason Patric
Lt. Charles Gatewood
Gene Hackman
Brig. Gen. George Crook
Robert Duvall
Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
Wes Studi
Geronimo
Matt Damon
2nd Lt. Britton Davis
Rodney A. Grant
Mangas
Movie Info
Director: Walter Hill
Producer: Neil Canton, Walter Hill
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
Countries: United States of America
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CinemaSerf:
Wes Studi is really little better than Chuck Connors was in 1962, as the legendary Apache chief Geronimo in this rather slow moving biopic that depicts the frustrations of this otherwise noble man given the consent stream of false promises and betrayal visited on him and his people by an avaricious, expansionist, American government. Jason Patric is really quite good as the liaison officer who is charged with escorting Geronimo to a meeting with the government, epitomised by Gene Hackman as "General Crook" who is a measured, considerate soldier who appreciates, and has some sympathy with, their plight. During this journey, the two men start to form a bond based on their respective senses of honour and fairness; courage and trust. This all becomes sorely tested when "Crook" is succeeded by Kevin Tighe who is not so sympathetic and they now have a revolution to deal with. It has some wonderfully full and grand cinematography, Ry Cooder has created a suitably splendid accompaniment but Matt Damon's rather preppie narration and, indeed, the whole script is way too wordy when we have such characterisations and images to digest.It is far too sanitised to offer a serious critique into the atrocities carried out in the name of progress, so really joust boiled down to an over-long wetter with little eastern promise.