Just as bad (in the opposite direction) as the Erroll Flynn film "They Died With Their Boots On", this film chooses to be bloody and opinionated. The Native Americans were not "innocent children". The very name "Sioux" means enemy. And while the US broke treaties, so did the Sioux.
I particularly disliked the disjointed flashbacks reminiscent of "Saving Private Ryan". Yes, nearly 300 troopers and Native Americans were killed; but there was no need for the violence, unless one gets their thrills from that.
There were some "goofs" or "anachronisms; but they were quite minor.
I would rather have seen a movie of the battle or a movie of survivor memories than a combination. Then again, I'm not a fan of Anchovy-Liverwurst Pizza, either.
This battle marked the high-water point in Lakota/Cheyenne history, and -- in my untutored but not completely illiterate opinion -- deserved a more serious, more somber, less lurid presentation
Well made, technically; but not to my taste in "historical drama".
YMMV. See it and decide for yourself.
I particularly disliked the disjointed flashbacks reminiscent of "Saving Private Ryan". Yes, nearly 300 troopers and Native Americans were killed; but there was no need for the violence, unless one gets their thrills from that.
There were some "goofs" or "anachronisms; but they were quite minor.
I would rather have seen a movie of the battle or a movie of survivor memories than a combination. Then again, I'm not a fan of Anchovy-Liverwurst Pizza, either.
This battle marked the high-water point in Lakota/Cheyenne history, and -- in my untutored but not completely illiterate opinion -- deserved a more serious, more somber, less lurid presentation
Well made, technically; but not to my taste in "historical drama".
YMMV. See it and decide for yourself.