I'm amazed that no one really disliked this movie here, in the "user reviews" and the "message board." (Though the two external reviews are tepid.) I was bored out of my mind. The production values were good (scenery, etc.). The actors were notable. The big killer is the story and dialog. Everything is drained out -- from the beginning you see where the story is going, and it never deviates, no surprises or depth.
Eight bad guys are after a pioneer settler family (husband, wife, son) making their way west alone on their covered wagon. They follow and menace the family, but peculiarly never really ever catch up. The family is protected by the mysterious stranger (Sam Elliott) who pops up now and then to sprout advice, sage remarks, insults and leers at the wife, Kate Capshaw, who might be a beauty on the lone prairie, but here looks pretty haggard.
Avoid this unless you are a fan of the actors and film makers.
Eight bad guys are after a pioneer settler family (husband, wife, son) making their way west alone on their covered wagon. They follow and menace the family, but peculiarly never really ever catch up. The family is protected by the mysterious stranger (Sam Elliott) who pops up now and then to sprout advice, sage remarks, insults and leers at the wife, Kate Capshaw, who might be a beauty on the lone prairie, but here looks pretty haggard.
Avoid this unless you are a fan of the actors and film makers.