Tombstone is a period piece set in the town of the same name in Ancient Arizona. A guy named Wyatt Earp and his two bros have hung up their hats, their cowboy police hats, and have settled down to gamble away their life savings. Being the Wild West and all, there isn’t a whole lot of peace to be had in this town, especially when a ruthless gang of rustlers decides to terrorize the town. As the violence against the town and its people escalate, the trio are persuaded to come out of retirement and restore order along with good ol’ standby Doc Holliday.
This film is great! I liked the set pieces and the overall look of everything. The first-billed quartet of Kurt Russell, Sam Elliott, Val Kilmer, and Bill Paxton fill out their period clothing well and they blend in nicely with the rest of the scenery. There wasn’t a point where I went ‘oh, that’s Val Kilmer’ and have it take me out of the movie, although Kurt Russell almost did a few times–he just seems like a really nice guy, you know? I also forgot how much I was in love with Dana Delaney–hey, call me, babe! :-* A must-see if you like movies of the Western persuasion.
ThomFiles 