A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
An overdirected, overphotographed, overdone movie that is so distracted by its hectic, relentless style that the story line is rendered almost incoherent.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Some interesting race-related points are raised, but Van Peebles disappoints by focusing instead on the standard elements of the genre.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Rousing entertainment directed by Van Peebles with a rare sense of purpose and mischief.