There is no doubting that Lonesome Dove does stand head and shoulders above the usual Western fare produced by Hollywood. Stylistically all that grit and dirt and its very unromantic portrayal of life and especially death in the West it reminds me of Sergio Leone's spaghetti Westerns. And thankfully there is none of that mawkish sentimentality so beloved by Yanks which all but ruins a film for me. My one quibble is the degree of coincidence in the film. And if it wasn't for its other major strengths, that would turn me off completely. Given the size of Texas, Nebraska, Arkansas etc., it is astounding how all the characters keep bumping into each other in the same neck of the woods, the same small town, the same farm. I thought the idea was that you could get lost in the West . . .
Review of Lonesome Dove
