There is a peculiar thing with "Wyatt Earp". It is not that bad a movie, but certainly looses compared to the very similar "Tombstone" released just a year prior.
Aside from Kevin Costner's association with both movies, one cannot help but make a real comparison to what each movie tells. For me, "Tombstone" is an enjoyable movie with remarkable acting and sets, while "Wyatt Earp" is an overly long epic that tries to say a lot and manages little in the end.
It is a great same that all this gathered star power is left unexploited, that we the movie goes on and on, probably unnecessarily and that in the end, it is unfavorably compared.
"Wyatt Earp" is more than a mediocre movie, all the elements are there, it just doesn't set off to capture its audience. The fact that "Tombstone" is so great (to my opinion) makes it seem too little.
And to answer the age long question of who portrayed the betted Doc Holiday, Val Kilmer of Dennis Quaid, I will side with Kilmer's portrayal as more enjoyable to watch, for me an Oscar worthy performance (as a second role). Still, Quaid is probably more realistic and down to earth as a dying man trying to make a living in the Wild West.
Aside from Kevin Costner's association with both movies, one cannot help but make a real comparison to what each movie tells. For me, "Tombstone" is an enjoyable movie with remarkable acting and sets, while "Wyatt Earp" is an overly long epic that tries to say a lot and manages little in the end.
It is a great same that all this gathered star power is left unexploited, that we the movie goes on and on, probably unnecessarily and that in the end, it is unfavorably compared.
"Wyatt Earp" is more than a mediocre movie, all the elements are there, it just doesn't set off to capture its audience. The fact that "Tombstone" is so great (to my opinion) makes it seem too little.
And to answer the age long question of who portrayed the betted Doc Holiday, Val Kilmer of Dennis Quaid, I will side with Kilmer's portrayal as more enjoyable to watch, for me an Oscar worthy performance (as a second role). Still, Quaid is probably more realistic and down to earth as a dying man trying to make a living in the Wild West.