Crossfire Trail (2001)
Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an unscrupulous land grabber and his gunmen are sizing up the ranch the way a spider eyes a fly.
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hyped garbage
Absolutely the worst movie.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Slowly but surely making my way through #ChristianKane/Christian Kane's IMDb credits list and watching all of his movies/TV shows! Haven't seen so far I haven't liked! Just watched Crossfire Trail with Tom Selleck as the lead actor.Have loved everything he has done as well. Have been a fan of both of theirs for a long while. So sorry though that Christian's JT LANGSTON came to that ending. Heartbreaking scene he did a wonderful job on. Have to confess no, I did not read the book so I can't make comparisons to it. That being said it was just the kind of movie I love. It was touching, romantic, western with a touch of action and endearing. The good guys won the day! And a little revenge there at the end was well deserved! Mark Harmon made a great bad guy, he had me scared! Wilfred Brimley,oh man just love the guy! This is one movie I just didn't want to end,but I would have had had to had Christian Kane come back as twin to JT or something HAHA! I highly recommend this movie! Family Friendly! (couple of shoot out scenes though) If you haven't seen it.. you should!
Another excellent western with Tom Selleck. Starts out a little odd with the opening scenes being on a ship at sea. Several of the crew have obviously been shanghaied and one is dying. Tom swears to help the dying man's widow. After beating the snot out of the captain for letting Charley die and taking their pay, Tom and two others set out for Charley's ranch. They arrive and start fixing the place up. Wilford Brimley shows up as a great old timer!! I love his character in this movie!! Mark Harmon plays a smooth, suave bad man. Trying to use his manners to win over the widow, played by Virginia Madson. Harmon makes a great snake in this film!! Everyone learns you don't screw with Tom in a movie. Called out by one of Harmon's men, he kill's the man, after giving him several chances, and kills another on a roof who is laying in ambush. As the movie goes on you see a cow being pulled out of a tar pit and then it is apparent why Harmon wants the ranch, oil!!! Since the killings by Selleck Harmon has sent for some paid killer, bushwhacker types. The scum of the old west, like Tom Horn. Harmon starts felling the pressures so he tells Madson to wear the white dress,she has not only been married but had a kid,and they will marry the next day. The bushwhacker goes out and murders one of the men. Big mistake as you would expect in a movie such as this. Harmon grabs Madson, goes to the bar where the sheriff/justice of the peace is. Forcing the vows they are married. I love the rest as Madson fights Harmon until he knocks her out. After they bury the dead kid the remaining three load up and head for town. So the bushwhacker shows his true colors when he rides his horse in to a church to get position for another ambush. He has placed his two sycophants at strategic points in town. Man what a show down!! The bad guys die, the good guys win, and all turns out as expected.
All of the comments about Tom Selleck that have been made by other posters are absolutely right - he is the ultimate western hero. This film is the other half of "Quigley Down Under" and comes very close to being as 'painterly' as regards locations, lighting and photography as "Heaven's Gate". There was nothing about this film to alarm even the most delicate sensibilities and, for those with sons growing up, exposure to these two Selleck films might give the lads a glimpse of the kind of man it could be a matter of pride to emulate rather than the dubious 'heroes' of modern film and fiction whose crass brutality does none of us any good. L'Amour had a very precise understanding of what it took to be a man and everyone involved in "Crossfire Trail" translated his ideal perfectly onto film.
If this had been made AFTER "Monte Walsh" I would have said Simon Wincer had gone senile, to put it politely. But since it was made before, I will forgive him.This is the ultimate collection of tired cowboy clichés, whereas Monte Walsh breathes fresh life into the western. I guess it was something of a warmup.Nothing wrong with Selleck's acting, but the script is hackneyed. The bad guy even wears a black hat. Hmmm, maybe this is supposed to be a comedy.My advice: watch Monte Walsh, and while you're at it, "Quigley Down Under," and don't spoil your appetite with "Crossfire Trail."