It's 1875 Texas. Mexican bandits are ravaging the land. John King Fisher (Alfred Molina) and his men steal cattle and massacre a town. Lincoln Rogers Dunnison (James Van Der Beek) survives but his family is killed. George Durham (Ashton Kutcher) is a fellow survivor. Leander McNelly (Dylan McDermott) and his sergeants Frank Bones (Randy Travis) and John Armstrong (Robert Patrick) arrive to recruit new Rangers. Randolph Douglas Scipio (Usher Raymond) joins. Fisher takes traveling circus performer Perdita (Leonor Varela) prisoner. Richard Dukes (Tom Skerritt) is a cattle baron and Caroline Dukes (Rachael Leigh Cook) is his daughter.
Director Steve Miner started with Friday the 13th sequels, made a couple of worthwhile films but mostly weaker efforts like this movie. He has settled into TV shows. This is loud and bombastic. McDermott is gruff and trying a little too hard to be cool. The Beek is the sincere boyscout. Kutcher is the comic relief and really annoying. This is an inferior western but I've seen worst.
Director Steve Miner started with Friday the 13th sequels, made a couple of worthwhile films but mostly weaker efforts like this movie. He has settled into TV shows. This is loud and bombastic. McDermott is gruff and trying a little too hard to be cool. The Beek is the sincere boyscout. Kutcher is the comic relief and really annoying. This is an inferior western but I've seen worst.