This western was obviously aimed at the teenage audience , but it's not a bad thing. It's actually a quite refreshing take. The main heroes are young and not certain of their actions . The movie does reminds sometimes a music video (the opening credits , the final shootout) and the rock guitar solos work really well as the soundtrack.
Emilio Estevez ("Stakeout") , Charlie Sheen ("Major league") , Kiefer Sutherland ("The Lost boys") and Lou Diamond Philips ("Stand and deliver") all give nice performances. Their characters aren't really complex , pretty much one note , but they managed to make them likable and interesting. Estevez gets the most attention , since his Billy The Kid is the most interesting of them – irresponsible hothead , typical "shot first , then ask questions" guy. Sheen is a calm and religious guy , Sutherland is a mild mannered poet and Philips is a mysterious Indian. There are also two other characters played by Casey Siemaszko and Delmot Mulroney , but they aren't really interesting. Last , but not least there is a good performance by Jack Palance ("Batman") as the villain.
This is pretty much a action movie , but also a story about friendship and loyalty. I think it's a little weaker than other westerns from the 80's like "Tom Horn" , "Pale rider" and "Silverado" . Still , it's a satisfying movie that might be enjoyable even by people who usually don't like westerns. I give it 6/10.
Emilio Estevez ("Stakeout") , Charlie Sheen ("Major league") , Kiefer Sutherland ("The Lost boys") and Lou Diamond Philips ("Stand and deliver") all give nice performances. Their characters aren't really complex , pretty much one note , but they managed to make them likable and interesting. Estevez gets the most attention , since his Billy The Kid is the most interesting of them – irresponsible hothead , typical "shot first , then ask questions" guy. Sheen is a calm and religious guy , Sutherland is a mild mannered poet and Philips is a mysterious Indian. There are also two other characters played by Casey Siemaszko and Delmot Mulroney , but they aren't really interesting. Last , but not least there is a good performance by Jack Palance ("Batman") as the villain.
This is pretty much a action movie , but also a story about friendship and loyalty. I think it's a little weaker than other westerns from the 80's like "Tom Horn" , "Pale rider" and "Silverado" . Still , it's a satisfying movie that might be enjoyable even by people who usually don't like westerns. I give it 6/10.