A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Little more than a flawed romp, but energetic and enjoyable, with sterling performances from Sutherland and Estevez.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
They behave as if our adoration were their birthright.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Young Guns is best watched in the playful, none-too-serious spirit in which it was made.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Christopher Cain directed this western from a script by John Fusco, and on the whole seems much more comfortable with the scroungy and scatological dialogue than he does with the action sequences.