guycromwell It's like an old time Western, and I like that about it. I liked the casting - the main girl is adorable and the sidekicks are really likable. The pace, while slow, lets you enjoy the scenery and the characters. I do like the dialogue - it is sparse and allows the action to tell the story pretty well. The relationship between all the main characters is drawn pretty well, and I like the contrast between all of them. The scenery is fantastic and for a western this does the job better than most. If it had a bigger budget and better actors in places, it would be more than I could hope for. But overall it seems pretty realistic and you really feel for the main characters and root for them. The gun fighting scenes are fun to watch, and the music of the entire movie is really well done. I wish more movies had the good guys winning, and I like that about this movie, even though the main character is not perfect himself. It shows what a person can do when everything seems to go against him and he picks himself up and continues on, especially if it is help others.

stardust-71625 I thought it made for great dramatic conflict for Porter's girlfriend to decide to leave the territory, to get away from the turmoil she felt with him there and to settle down with someone else. So I liked it when Brigham Young interceded and helped her to see the value of Porter Rockwell. The antagonists are all portrayed pretty well, and you can't help but pull for Porter through the whole story. I really liked the music at the barn dance. The fast music makes the dance come alive - all the folks having fun after the tough trials they have gone through so far in the story. I also love the slow music at the dance as Porter and his girl pursue their courtship - it is a beautiful scene. I like how everything is resolved by the end of the movie. Good climax.

kalavic I wasn't expecting much from this low budget film but was looking forward to it all the same. It could have gone either the folklore route or historical route and been incredibly interesting if done at least half-way decent. That is where this goes all wrong. It did nothing except show a guy dressed up as him trying to make tough, thoughtful facial expressions.None of the scenes are personal in any way. There is a guy with a name. Girls have crushes on him. He falls in love with a pretty girl with a pretty dress. We are shown that there are historical characters who were in history. There are shady guys who feel the need to shift shady glances constantly each time they mention the Mormons' property. People shoot at him and he shoots them. Carl Malone is there. All of the time spent tying in a narrator feels convoluted and does nothing to provide insight into the title character.I really don't see how it was possible to write such horrible script and direct such a horrible film when there is so much material to write it off and so many effective, straight-forward methods of telling the story. For instance, the first scene shows some kid's parents get shot. He goes to Joseph Smith's house and sees Rockwell there. Now we know he was a friend of Smith, and we are later told they were friends from childhood. Why not just open by showing Rockwell trying to bust Joseph out of prison? Later we see a reenactment of Smith's assassination, who has been introduced but not developed. This tells us nothing about Rockwell. Also it was hard to not get distracted by the comic mob noises. By now you're getting the idea.Now throw in stale dance scene to give Carl Malone some time on stage. Others have mentioned the play scene. By now we feel like we're being deliberately insulted.The only saving grace, of which there is little, are the scenes and quotes that made Rockwell a legend. The ear collector scene was solid enough. The problem is that at least 80% of the film should be like that, but we get less than 10%.Conclusion: If you have a Mormon grandpa, go camping with him and he'll spin a good Porter Rockwell yarn or two. If you don't, find a good book on him. I'm sure some day there will be an amazing film, too, but this ain't it.

privatepilt Never got to see the movie. Attempted several times to purchase it and would love to still. Went to BYU with Randy Gleave. Lost contact with him when I moved away. Always wondered how he did as an actor. Was In a Provo, Utah play with him "Frontier" and attempted to contact him on Facebook. He never replied. Anyone have a copy of the movie? We used to joke about becoming millionaires. I'm glad one of us made it! If anyone has contact with Randy or a copy of Rockwell, I would love to purchase it. In speaking with friends in Utah pretty much the same reviews were given as the one's I have read where ever I had a chance to check out the movie. Hope my old friend hit it big, but so far no one has any information about him or where I can get a copy of the movie. Thanks