Summary
OPEN RANGE (15) ... Kevin Costner's lyrical tribute to an almost forgotten genre 4/5 Starring: Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall (above) Director: Kevin Costner Running time: 139 mins One of the reasons Kevin Costner became an actor was he had seen James Stewart in How the West Was Won.
Although he was often compared to Gary Cooper in his heady early days of superstardom, Costner is in fact more like James Stewart.See the full content of this document
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Cowboy Classic
This film is in many ways an homage to the great Westerns Stewart made in the 50s and early 60s.
An old-fashioned Western, it sees no shame in taking its time in telling its story. Costner's own view tends along the lines of 'What's the rush?', and I'm inclined to agree.Charley (Kevin Costner) and Boss (Robert Duvall) are a couple of cattlemen who have ridden together for 10 years. They are free grazers - men who drive their cattle across the open range, grazing as they go and movi...See the full content of this document
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