Brad Pitt

Anthony Hopkins

Aidan Quinn

Julia Ormond

Henry Thomas

Karina Lombard

Gordon Tootoosis

John Novak

Robert Wisden

Tantoo Cardinal

Paul Desmond

Christina Pickles

Kenneth Welsh

Bill Dow

Sam Sarkar

Nigel Bennett

Keegan MacIntosh

Eric Johnson

Randall Slavin

Doug Hughes

Sekwan Auger

Christine Harder

Charles Andre

Weston McMillan

David Kaye

Bart the Bear

Ken Kirzinger

Edward Zwick

Deborah L. Scott

Mary Colquhoun

James Horner

John Toll

Lilly Kilvert

Rick Roberts

Susan Shilliday

William D. Wittliff

Marshall Herskovitz

Andrew Precht

Dorree Cooper

Steven Rosenblum

Jim Harrison

Patrick Crowley

Sarah Caplan

Gilbert B. Combs

Jane Bartelme

Jimmy Chow

Randy Kelley

Gary Combs

Guy Bews

Catt LeBaigue

David Le Vey

Kerry Hayes

Lorelei Kuchera

Lewin Webb

Ciarán Copelin

Cynthia E. Thornton

Harry Cheney

Carey Toner

Gail Kennedy

Brent Woolsey

Joe Dodds

Reynald Trudel

James Plannette

Jean Ann Black

Suzanne Stokes-Munton

Caroline Hardon

Willy Allen

Ani Baravyan

Jim Dunn

Baylis Glascock

Per Hallberg

Wendi Laski

Fred Perron

John M. Eckert

Dino DiMuro

John T. Cucci

Iloe Flewelling

Tom Glass

John Clothier

Lara Fox

Gary A. Hecker

John Scott

Tony Guerin

Douglas Ganton

Lon Bender

Mark Gordon

Richard Dwan Jr.

Randy Singer

Kirk Chiswell

Murray Ord

Joseph A. Mayer

Christine Beveridge

Mike Mitchell

Bobby Huber

Christopher Assells

Frank Mejerski

Brian Aebly

Jan Kobylka

Jim Finkbeiner

Jason Glass

Tony Morelli

Nilo Otero

Armin Matter

Mike Vézina

Jay B. Richardson

Mark R. La Pointe

Valerie Davidson

David E. Campbell

Gavin B. Craig

Karen Baker Landers

Jeff Gomillion

Paul Massey

Greg Schlosser

Shawn Murphy

Tom Eirikson

Robert Frazen

Ariel Nachmann

Patrick J. Foley

Jim Henrikson

Donah Bassett

David Holden

Mark Larry

Fred Peck III

J.J. Makaro

Drama

Western

Romance

Action

Legends of the Fall

Bedford Falls Productions

TriStar Pictures

Pangaea

United States of America

English

_**Similar to “A River Runs through It” but more heroic and melodramatic**_

Near the close of the 19th Century, a disillusioned Army Colonel (Anthony Hopkins) sets up a ranch in remote western Montana with his Cree friend, One Stab (Gordon Tootoosis). He nurtures a family of a wife & three boys, plus his loyal personnel. One son is sensible and “follows the rules (Aidan Quinn) while another is wild and well-versed in Cree traditions (Brad Pitt). After a harrowing involvement in WW1, the two brothers go separate ways during the Prohibition Era of the 20s and early 30s. Julia Ormond and Karina Lombard are on hand in the feminine department.      

"Legends of the Fall" (1994) is similar to “A River Runs through It” from two years prior. Pitt basically plays the same character, just exaggerated here. Where these movies differ is the earlier one was based on Norman Maclean’s memoir and is therefore thoroughly realistic whereas “Legends” was based on James Harrison’s book and has a larger-than-life vibe. Like that earlier film, “Legends” effectively brings to life the era with its Model T's and bootlegging of alcoholic beverages. 

While I give the edge to “A River Runs through It,” this one ain’t no slouch. It begins mundane and tedious with AmerIndian mumbo jumbo (I’m talking about the eye-rolling spiritual gobbledygook, e.g. the “wild spirit of the bear”), but picks up when the boys go to Europe to fight. Like “A River Runs through It,” this is a character study of two contrasting souls, both generally likable and noble, but one functions successfully within the box of society whereas the other cannot be contained in this box.

Although neither trips my trigger much, Ormond is very attractive and Lombard is stunning. 

At the end of the day, “Legends” is a well-done artistic Western that takes place in the early 20th Century with commentary on the masculine nature, duty, bravery, death, love, rivalry, commitment or lack of commitment, searching for meaning, familial altercations, following the rules, living “free,” tragedy, acceptance, forgiveness and honor. It’s simply about life and every family will be able to relate, one way or another.  

The film runs 2 hours, 13 minutes, and was shot in Alberta, Canada (Ghost River, Morley & Calgary), and Vancouver, British Columbia (the Helena scenes), as well as Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica (the exotic scenes).

GRADE: B+

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