"The Last Cowboy" is a nice, well-acted Hallmark TV movie about an embattled 5th-generation cattle ranch with a father and daughter fending off financial pressures and realtor entreaties to sell the ranch to developers (sound familar?). Jennie Garth provides a strong, heartfelt performance. The movie features the best acting of Lance Henriksen's career. MC Gainey is exceeding fun to watch. Bradley Cooper did a fine job with a character who should have been better developed to heighten the audience's emotional connection with Garth's character as well as provide firmer foundation for the all- too-hasty plot twist at the end. The movie was made even more enjoyable by the discovery of the many plot points and elements of the characters' personalities from it that can be found in the Taylor Sheridan/Kevin Costner TV show "Yellowstone". If the last episodes of Yellowstone" (not yet aired as of the date of this review) feature a major fire, then this reviewer will be convinced Mr. Sheridan saw and drew ideas from "The Last Cowboy", from 2003, in developing "Yellowstone" which first aired in 2017 (and, if so, I thank him!). Fans of "Yellowstone" will no doubt delight in uncovering these parallels for themselves as they enjoy the sweet little movie "The Last Cowboy". But even if you haven't seen "Yellowstone", "The Last Cowboy" is still highly recommended!
Review of The Last Cowboy
