Ok, for a 'themed' western, but not the 'Deadwood' that we remember...
Spotty dialogue delivery by some, awkward acting by others, a fabricated political story (oh, so trendy...), a little social correctness, and various other cracks in this otherwise well produced feature allowed just a smidge too much unavoidable "Hollywood" into the presentation. They tried hard to find the magic of the original series, and found some of it...but some is only part of what it was originally. I found myself enjoying the film for reasons other than the ones that made me love the original series. But honestly, the dialogue came-off more contrived, story-lines seemed injected with modernism that is out-of-pace, the actors sometimes seemed like they didn't know what to do with their hands, the support cast's dialogue is totally out-of-step with the principal actors'.
Not a bad film, but definitely not Deadwood from before.
Spotty dialogue delivery by some, awkward acting by others, a fabricated political story (oh, so trendy...), a little social correctness, and various other cracks in this otherwise well produced feature allowed just a smidge too much unavoidable "Hollywood" into the presentation. They tried hard to find the magic of the original series, and found some of it...but some is only part of what it was originally. I found myself enjoying the film for reasons other than the ones that made me love the original series. But honestly, the dialogue came-off more contrived, story-lines seemed injected with modernism that is out-of-pace, the actors sometimes seemed like they didn't know what to do with their hands, the support cast's dialogue is totally out-of-step with the principal actors'.
Not a bad film, but definitely not Deadwood from before.