Review: Silverado
Silverado is one of my favorite westerns. It’s fun, exciting, has a good story, and features at least seven of my favorite big name actors (Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, John Cleese, and Jeff Goldblum). The bad guys are bad, and the good guys are good—even the ones who used to be bad guys. I even like the music.
Kevin Costner plays one of the most fun, energetic roles I’ve seen him in, and he does a great job. Some say he steals the show in this movie, and I can see that, but my favorite characters in this one are Mal (Glover) and Paden (Kline). They seem to be the most sympathetic characters, plus they get a good share of the memorable lines. Here’s a sample:
Paden: Hangin’ around with you is no picnic.
Mal: If I find any cattle on our land, I’m gonna start carvin’ them into steaks. And believe me, that’s one thing I know about.
Paden: What is it you want from me?
Cobb: Nothin’. Do nothin’. Don’t get between us.
Paden: I’m a great believer in doin’ nothin’.
Cobb: We understand each other then?
Paden: Don’t worry about me. If you’re taking on Emmett, the LAST place I want to be is between you.
And my favorite line from the movie:
Mal: Now, I don’t wanna kill you, and you don’t wanna be dead.
There’s nothing particularly mind-blowing about the film, but it’s very well acted, very well directed (by Lawrence Kasdan), has a good script, and as I said, is just plain fun to watch.
Even if you don’t like westerns in general, I think this movie will appeal to everyone. I give it four out of five stars.
Bonus points if you can guess my second favorite line (Hint: it’s not above, and it’s delivered as a throw-away)
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