maxpuppydaddy (This review may contain spoilers)This movie is a little off the beaten "oater" path. A must for Heston lovers; this is Charles as his career was winding down. It is a glimpse at what life MIGHT have been like as the mid-western frontier was being opened up by White American and French trappers. The Blackfeet and Crow Indian portrayals are of course not entirely accurate, but outside of an actual, fact-based bio or a historically-researched documentary, what fictional movie has portrayed or reflected exactly how Indians and Whites interacted back in the 1800's?The movie is set in and around Yellowstone and Montana and shot lovingly to reflect the natural beauty of the surroundings. Brian Keith and Heston seemed to be enjoying their characterizations. The "love interest" angle with Heston and Running Moon, and the base story line are solid, as is the apparent brotherly love shared between the two main characters.This is a good, solid "easy-entertainment" movie, OK to share with your teens (a little rough language), the family, and/or the wife/girlfriend/significant other. Get the popcorn ready! Make this movie a part of your collection...very few movies are made his way anymore.

Matthew_Capitano Brian Keith and Upchuck Heston do everything they can to appear as disgusting slobs in this messy western written by Heston's kid, Fraser.Lots of profanity (mostly by Keith), expectedly bad acting by Heston (how the hell did this guy ever get a career?), and a rape scene, are among the pleasantries presented here. No wonder Fraser never garnered an extensive list of writing credits. Note to the director: Don't use helicopter shots in westerns.Listen for when Heston farts about five minutes into the movie, and watch as one of the Indians checks his loose dental plate after he jumps over a log.

John B I wanted to like this movie, but it was awful! It was poorly written and poorly acted. Probably the only reason it got made was that Charleton Heston agreed to act in it. And probably the only reason he agreed to act in it, was because his son wrote it. There are some historical accuracies since it was drawn from the book of the same name which is considered an accurate account of that time.If you want a historically accurate story from that time, read the book called Morning River and its sequel, Coyote Summer by W. Michael Gear. Too bad those books have not been made into a movie.This movie was embarrassingly bad!!!

breyboa This movie is extremely enjoyable if you don't take it too seriously. From the beautiful scenery of the opening to the wondrous musical score at the finish (and throughout), I had a highly enjoyable viewing experience. One of my favorite movies, mostly because of Kieth's(Frapp) and Heston's(Tyler's) comical relationship and dialouge. Yes, the plot is simple and unoriginal, the indians are white actors and drop like flies in battle, but the cinematography is glorious in nearly every scene, the movie works quite well as a "period piece" and the relationships between the characters are fun and believable. I found it strange that in what seems like half the scenes the characters are walking or running through freezing mountain streams and rivers. Without a warm fire nearby they would have suffered from frostbite, and yet Tyler runs through a mountain stream in the winter!A high point is the scene where Frapp and Tyler are reunited unexpectedly in a snowy meadow after Tyler thought he saw Frapp killed. Pure joy! The movie weaves drama and comedy together into a fine fun time. How can anyone not enjoy Brian Kieth's performance? If you like the outdoors and action, by all means you'll love this fun romp. Just don't take it too seriously!