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Absolutely the worst movie.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I like Tom Berenger- In fact, I like him a lot, especially in his "Sniper" series of movies. But "Rough Riders" is the biggest crock of manure since......well, good taste and civility prevent me from telling you since when, lol We have a combined force of 25,000 American Rough Riders, armed with Gatling Guns, and Krag-Jorgensen bolt action rifles, with 5 round magazines, AND Cuban insurgent Mambis troops going up against 800 ill-fed, isolated Spanish infantrymen in San Juan Hill. Pretty much a similar scenario to what happened in Santiago de Cuba bay, with Spain's wooden ships facing off against two (2) flotillas of (then) modern American battleships made of steel.We have the Yellow Journalists William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer to thank for this contrived "war" in which we lost 1,500 American Rough Riders killed in the charge on San Juan Hill (and an unknown number of wounded) and of course, a number of killed and wounded among the Cuban insurgent Mambi troops. Not just the men we lost in the short engagements, but the 5,000 men we lost due to YELLOW FEVER.The USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, due to an ignition of COAL DUST. The Yellow Journalists Hearst and Pulitzer, contrived fake stories blaming Spain for the explosion and incited the American public and the William McKinley Administration into declaring war on Spain. Spain, eager to avoid a war against the United States, for which she was ill-prepared to undertake, AGREED TO ALL OUR DEMANDS. But that was apparently not good enough, and the rest is now history.I'm a United States Army Disabled and Honorably Discharged Veteran with 10 years' service. The bravery and training of American troops is unquestioned, but this shameful episode in our country's history should not be 'REVISED' by Hollywood to give the public the idea we went up against fearsome odds. A website dedicated to the German-Scottish teenage Princess (born in Scotland) Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg says it all in much fewer words and with greater eloquence.See It's all around the middle of the website where the Spanish-American war is discussed. No spoiler alert is needed. We ALL know how the Spanish-American war ended, lol.

wow.this depiction of the Spanish-American war,and one particular American regiment,took my breath away.there may be some historical liberties taken,but who cares.this TV mini series was outstanding.the battle scenes were something to behold.John Milius directed and co-wrote this movie.he also wrote several episodes of the TV series Rome.the acting her is first rate.Tom Berenger plays Theodore Roosevelt(before he became President)who led the regiment.Sam Elliot plays Capt.Bucky O'Neil,Gary Busey plays Gen.Joseph' Fighting Joe' Wheeler.also in the cast are Illeana Douglas as Edith Roosevelt,and Chris Noth.there are many others in the cast and all are superb.this movie is about 3 hours long,but it doesn't feel like that at all.this is one of the best war movies i have seen.9/10

This movie combines the best elements of western and war movies. Fantastic cast. Berenger is outstanding as Roosevelt. Who would have thought he would be so good in this role? From his other movies I've seen, this is a totally different type of role for him. And Sam Elliot, Gary Busey, Chris Noth, George Hamilton, and all the rest of the cast are outstanding. Wonderful casting job.What a sleeper this movie is. I can't believe it's out of print, and never even been issued on DVD. Get a used copy if you possible can. You won't be sorry! WW Tampa

I enjoyed this movie tremendously, but then again I'm a big Theodore Roosevelt fan. The movie does nothing to damage his reputation and is minimal in its application of modern sensibilities. There's lots of action, which closely mimics the historical accounts I've read. Believe it or not, by all reports TR was much as he is portrayed. Good performances abound with Tom Berringer topping the list. I'll skip trying to tell you what was on these peoples mind when they went to war, however, TR had been de facto Secretary of the Navy and a politician for quite a while so I vote for less naivete than hinted at by another commentator. That said, true believers are reported to have been a far more common breed at the time. A good rent, but I wish it were available on DVD. Talk to Ted Turner about that.