Geronimo: An American Legend
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: December 10, 1993 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3
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60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Walter Hill proves unexpectedly reluctant to force the story, but he makes the red earth of the Moab desert burn with blood and shame. Read full review
60
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Neatly turning longstanding genre conventions upside down while working squarely within them, director Walter Hill has fashioned a physically impressive, well-acted picture whose slightly stodgy literary quality holds it back from an even greater level of impact. Read full review
60
Orlando SentinelJay Boyar
While the movie's visuals are complex and suggestive, the plotting and dialogue are merely congested and muddled. Hill and the writers get caught between political correctness, historical fidelity, dramatic license and simple movie nostalgia. [11 Dec 1993, p.E1]
50
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
The real flavor of Davis's account, and of the ferocity that earned Geronimo his place in history, is nowhere evident on screen. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
For the most part, its characterizations are so weak and ambivalent that the audience finds it difficult to develop much sympathy for anyone, regardless of whether they're white or Native American. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Geronimo: An American Legend is noble but hopelessly bland. [10 Dec 1993, p.G4]
50
Portland OregonianKristi Turnquist
All in all, Geronimo is a well-intentioned disappointment; the film chronicles the struggle not of the Apaches, but of the filmmakers. [13 Dec 1993, p.D05]
40
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Saddled by Milius and Larry Gross's leaden script and Hill's somnambulant pace, "Geronimo" is hardly better than Ted Turner's recent fiasco. Read full review
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