Disappointing, Sometimes Somewhat Informative, Documentary that Proposes to Tie Earp with Hollywood and the Legacy of Both.
The Biggest Flaw in this Low-Budget Exercise is the Inclusion of an Overabundance of "Real-Life-Wild-West" Shows, its "Actors" and Creators.
It's a Distraction Considering the Amount of Screen-Time Looking at these Cheap Recreations, like the one in "Old Tucson" that has been there for Decades, just Reeks of Filler, and Not too Interesting and Repetitive to Boot.
The Insight into Earp and His Last Days Spent in L. A. and Mingling with Movie-Makers and Story-Tellers is Rather Shallow, most of it Well-Known,
and Overall the Documentary has little to Offer in Terms of Images, Insight, or Incredibly, Information.
Applaud for an Effort and a Dedication to Get this Thing Made.
But the Final Film is a Huge Disappointment in 2023, and is Far from a Definitive Broach on the Subject of Hollywood Western Myths, and Real-Life Icons Like "Wyatt Earp"
Stacy Keach and Director Gary Nelson and a Couple More "Professionals" Show Up, but are Nothing More than a Dash of Window-Dressing.
It's a Lifeless Film about the Life of a Western Icon and an Industry that Feeds off Icons Perpetually, its a Dud of a Display.
You Get to See a lot of Footage of Rural Dusty Roads, Railroad Tracks, and a "Post-Office.
A Back-Yard Recreation of the "Gunfight at the O,K. Corral" with Endless, Boring Information from the Production Team,
and a Photo of "Wyatt" Posing in a Chair in His Later Days (1920's), that is Shown Over and Over Again (surely the many books and magazines offer more than that one static shot) to Draw From.
With Very-Very Low Low Expectations...
Worth a Watch
Note...Awful Title.
The Biggest Flaw in this Low-Budget Exercise is the Inclusion of an Overabundance of "Real-Life-Wild-West" Shows, its "Actors" and Creators.
It's a Distraction Considering the Amount of Screen-Time Looking at these Cheap Recreations, like the one in "Old Tucson" that has been there for Decades, just Reeks of Filler, and Not too Interesting and Repetitive to Boot.
The Insight into Earp and His Last Days Spent in L. A. and Mingling with Movie-Makers and Story-Tellers is Rather Shallow, most of it Well-Known,
and Overall the Documentary has little to Offer in Terms of Images, Insight, or Incredibly, Information.
Applaud for an Effort and a Dedication to Get this Thing Made.
But the Final Film is a Huge Disappointment in 2023, and is Far from a Definitive Broach on the Subject of Hollywood Western Myths, and Real-Life Icons Like "Wyatt Earp"
Stacy Keach and Director Gary Nelson and a Couple More "Professionals" Show Up, but are Nothing More than a Dash of Window-Dressing.
It's a Lifeless Film about the Life of a Western Icon and an Industry that Feeds off Icons Perpetually, its a Dud of a Display.
You Get to See a lot of Footage of Rural Dusty Roads, Railroad Tracks, and a "Post-Office.
A Back-Yard Recreation of the "Gunfight at the O,K. Corral" with Endless, Boring Information from the Production Team,
and a Photo of "Wyatt" Posing in a Chair in His Later Days (1920's), that is Shown Over and Over Again (surely the many books and magazines offer more than that one static shot) to Draw From.
With Very-Very Low Low Expectations...
Worth a Watch
Note...Awful Title.