Rent Wild Bill (1995)

Cheesy, historically inaccurate and dull. - Wild Bill review by CP Customer

There have been many films made about Wild Bill Hickok but this has to rate as one of the worst. Hickok's story is given the Hollywood treatment which completely rewrites many historical elements of his life and Ellen Barkin's sexy interpretation of Calamity Jane was just laughable. If you want to see a decent portrayal of the final days of Wild Bill then rent the HBO series Deadwood, but avoid this stinker at all costs.

Flawed history - Wild Bill review by NO

Very violent at the beginning but slows down towards the end.I do not know how many men Bill actually killed but Hollywood seems to have gone over the top.Too many

flashbacks & dream sequences.Cannot believe the hired killers would walk away in the final scenes or John Hurt make such a speech.It should have mentioned at the end

that Jack was eventuall y hung for the murder.Disappointing.

Guns and violence - Wild Bill review by AW

Right from the word Go it was wall to wall classic old Western violence: guns and more guns, wholesale street fistfights, blood, bar wrecking, broken glass and matchstick furniture, surly characters, heart of gold saloon girls, irrational hate leading to senseless violence and deaths.

Jeff Bridges was Wild Bill but despite the lanky hair and beard I kept telling myself it was Kurt Russell. Nearly switched off after 1st 5 minutes but kept it on while I did other things in the vague hope it might improve. Nope. A waste of film time. Not even sure if it was accurate to history. Probably not.

Meanwhile I read up on his internet biography which is more illuminating but based a lot on hearsay and legend.

Be it on your own head. Watch at your peril.