Sometimes the wrong side of the law is the right place to be.
When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Jul 20267/10
**_Rousing, mythmaking account of the James-Younger Gang with Colin Farrell & Scott Caan_** This is yet another rendition of Jesse James, Cole Younger and their Gang. It focuses on the end of the Civil War and the first few years of the gang's activities,which lasted a whole decade in reality, from 1866-76, ending with the foiled Northfield, Minnesota, bank robbery on September 7, 1876. Jesse & Frank escaped while the others were captured or died. While Frank tried to settle down to a normal life in Virginia Jesse restarted the gang in 1879, but was shot by Robert Ford, one of his trusted gang members on April 3, 1882. The flick is highlighted by a great cast with palpable chemistry, including Colin Farrell as Jesse, Scott Caan as Cole, the beautiful Ali Larter as Zee, Jesse's girlfriend/wife, and Timothy Dalton as the lead Pinkerton. Gabriel Macht, Will McCormack, Nathaniel Arcand and Gregory Smith are also on hand as notable members of the gang. The film plays it fairly serious accented by a fun, joie de vivre spirit, sorta like Indiana Jones in the wild West meshed with "Young Guns." You can tell the cast had a blast during shooting. This is the exact opposite of the grim "The L
Read the whole review on TMDB - tmdb76622195on TMDB · Oct 20241/10
SPOILERS AHEAD! "American Outlaws" is cinematic proof that the American public will watch just about anything, even a film that makes "Young Guns" look like "The Searchers." Colin Farrell is Jesse James and Gabriel Macht plays his brother Frank. After the film opens with perhaps the most fun ever had at a Civil War battle, the Jameses and Youngers head home to Missouri. There, evil railroad executives have moved into the state in record time and are trying to buy everyone's land to build a railroad. Farms are burned, people killed, and the Youngers and Jameses have had it. After Ma James (Kathy Bates, here for the paycheck) is killed in an attack, the guys decide to stick it to the man by robbing banks where the railroad company does business. The rest of the film is a series of explosions as the gang robs, Allan Pinkerton (Timothy Dalton) tries to track James down, and the boys escape from one pickle to another. This film is stupid. So stupid. First of all, all the characters are straight out of a screenplay seminar: Jesse the dashing hero, Zee (Ali Larter) his love interest, Frank the smart one, Cole Younger (Scott Caan) the hothead, Bob Younger (Will McCormack) the "funny" one,
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · May 20175/10
The Indiana Jones Version. The legend of the James/Younger gang gets another outing in this fanciful actioner that's guaranteed to have history buffs frothing at the mouth. It very much comes off as a Western primed for the MTV generation, a young spunky cast are assembled and the action kitchen sink is thrown at the piece where ever possible. There's lashings of cool on show, some sexiness, and the prime action sequences are exciting. Yet it just comes off as soulless, something emphasised by the awful score and soundtrack. Acting is OK, particularly from Timothy Dalton as Allan Pinkerton, the man tasked with bringing down Colin Farrell's Jesse James - this whilst having a grudging respect for the outlaw - while Gabriel Macht puts some assured calmness into the role of Frank James. Elsewhere everyone else is having fun even though they be hamstrung by the script. There's hints of thought, such as the power of celebrity status and corporate greed, but these are few and far between, for this is what it is, an action film that works on that level only. 5/10
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Cast
- Colin FarrellJesse James
- Scott CaanCole Younger
- Ali LarterZerelda "Zee" Mimms
- Gabriel MachtFrank James
- Gregory SmithJim Younger
- Harris YulinThaddeus Rains
- Kathy BatesMa James
- Timothy DaltonAllan Pinkerton
- Will McCormackBob Younger
- Ronny CoxDoc Mimms
Crew
- Les MayfieldDirector
- Roderick TaylorScreenplay
- John RogersScreenplay
- Russell BoydDirector of Photography
- Trevor RabinOriginal Music Composer
- Greg ParsonsEditor
- Michael TronickEditor
- Bill GerberProducer
- James G. RobinsonProducer
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