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The movie has a terrific acting line-up led by Kurt Russell,
Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton and
Sam Elliott - to name but a few.
Russell plays Wyatt Earp and does a terrific job. There's
something about his steely gaze and no-bulldust approach that
makes you go - alright!
Boothe and Biehn are easy to hate as Curly Bill, leader of
the cowboys, and Johnny Ringo, a psychotic gunman, and both
Elliott and Paxton are very good support as brothers Virgil
and Morgan Earp.
The outstanding performance of the movie, however, goes to
Kilmer who steals scenes right and left as the tuberculosis-ridden
gambler and gunslinger Doc Holliday. He has such a style about
his character that no-one will ever play the role better.
The photography in Tombstone is excellent, with a
very fine transfer on to DVD, and the sound is also first
rate. As said before, this is no historical essay on the Tombstone
of the 1880s but it isn't meant to be.
It is a character-driven, action movie where gunfights break
out faster than the Doc can draw a pistol from his holster.
An excellent way to spend a couple of hours.
Conclusion: Movie 85%, Extras 70%
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