(SPOILERS THROUGHOUT)I recently read an article concerning the movie, then watched it. I must agree with the article. It mentions how the actors/singers were extremely dissapointed in the script when they did the movie. I heartily agree. The base story is all right for your typical western. It involves the trials and tribulations of a particular stagecoach run. Almost every person on the coach, their lives somehow become intertwined with the other's, in more ways than just the ride. Some of the characters are "famous" from the old west (Doc Holliday, Ringo), and others are general cardboard cutouts of people we've seen in other westerns (the gambler, the marshal, the soiled dove, the helpless lady, the "greedy one"). I personally thought that was fine. However, it went downhill with the SCRIPT ITSELF. I've never heard more long, drawn-out, windy speeches in my life! Almost everyone has some speech that, when spoken, means you're supposed to drop everything and listen in awe. Each speech is supposed to be some moral awakener. What's worse? Every other line spoken is one of those speeches! I will give the movie credit though-there are some funny parts. (SPOILER) The best: the Marshall and stagedriver debating who will talk to Doc about a certain matter (watch the movie and find out!) I also enjoyed seeing some of my favorite singers/actors together. I'll never get enough of the Highwaymen (may Mr. Cash and Mr. Jennings rest in peace). Overall (out of 10): 5. 0 for the speeches, 5 for the rest.
Review of Stagecoach
