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Great Film overall

A lot of fun.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

It is just a movie folks. Not a lesson in "History". It was a slick fast paced western movie. Something Hollywood rarely gives us any longer.Sit back and enjoy or change the dang channel.It is just that simple in life...

American Outlaws (2001): Dir: Les Mayfield / Cast: Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Kathy Bates, Ali Larter, Timothy Dalton: With the look of a western and feel of Degrassi High with outlaw characters living in America. Opens with one of many boring shootouts and introduces Colin Farrell as Jesse James who leads robbery sprees after his mother and farm are torched. Scott Caan plays his equally pig-headed cousin. Government seeks their land so a violent climax should surprise no one. Director Les Mayfield previously made such trash as Flubber and Blue Streak and this certainly hasn't improved him. Farrell and Caan have a disagreement and split but unfortunately they find their way not only back to each other, but also back to the set. They engage in gun fights like every two minutes. Kathy Bates is particularly disturbing using Christianity to advocate death. Ali Larter plays that brainless romantic interest to Farrell who will do nothing more than look pretty while they're out fighting their cause. Timothy Dalton plays the nasty villain forcing everyone off their land. He should be forcing everyone off the set of this film. This is easily one of the worst excuses for a western ever made. Everything looks either phoney or has been done countless times in far better westerns. There is no real reason to see it other than to witness bad filmmaking. It is pointless garbage that should be shot to pieces. Score: 0 / 10

It's a wonderful and skillful retelling of a legend that imaginatively shows another possible side of history. This movie creates an youthful, energetic yet thoughtful contemporary action-adventure without those epic-sized scenes.While other movies aim to be serious portrayals of the outlaws' lives and historical events, this picture just wants to have fun with bits & pieces of accuracy. It is not a docudrama nor should it be and It's funto root for the bad guys.The boys are buff good-looking Robin Hood-esque with a great sense of humor and some witty one-liners. Don't dismiss Ali Larter either as the strong believable Zee Mims and love interest of Jesse. Great soundtrack also, what more could you want from a light fun movie night out.

If you liked Tombstone, The Postman, Braveheart, or Robin Hood: PoT, you'll enjoy this one! What it shares is the lawless society where one (or a small band) of the targeted simple honest folks decides not to just lay down but to fight back against a seemingly undefeatable power-happy and -hungry foe. American Outlaws adds comedy and some great characters into the mix and comes up with a winner. Colin Farrell, Ali Larter and Scott Caan deliver solid performances.I don't know anything about Jesse James and I get the feeling after watching this movie, I still don't, but I do know that I'll be putting this one in my favourites pile.But that's just my two scents. ;)