执法悍将

　　Based on the true story of the legendary lawman, Earp recounts how he brought together the Best of the West to avenge the vicious murder of his beloved Dora. Joined by the famed Bat Masterson, Charlie Bassett, BillTilghman and Doc Holliday, Earp rides after the Kenedy brothers, who are on a murder spree that spans from Dodge City to Mexico. Protected by their powerful father, the ruthless brothers know that the law won’t touch them but they gravely underestimated Earp and his posse.
　　以西部传奇警长怀特．厄普为题材的影片中最新最大的一部，可惜成绩不是最好。导演劳伦斯．卡斯丹采用文艺片的手法叙事，企图把主角还原为普通人的血肉之躯，刻画他的出身背景与人际关系多于西部片传统的正邪对决，节奏比较缓慢冗长，也缺少火爆的枪战动作场面。不过全片制作严谨，凯文．科斯特纳也依旧维持了相当的明星魅力。叙述了传奇西部警长怀厄尔普的一生，从他在怀俄明州乡下长大，为了想要从军参加南北战争而跷家，却因为年纪太轻而被拒绝征招，到后来转而研读法律，并与乌芮拉（安娜贝丝吉许）结婚，然而乌芮拉很快的因为伤寒而过世，自此厄尔开始酗酒并以盗窃维生，好在父亲尼可拉斯（吉恩·哈克曼）逼他戒酒，并将他送去西部，交给其它三位兄弟一起以猎水牛生活，在那里，他与兄弟们用以暴制暴的方式，将坏人赶出了城镇，也因此开始了尔普传奇枪手的人生。在这期间，尔普崎岖的爱情生涯也没停歇过，先是与犯有毒瘾的妓女麦蒂在一起，然后为了女演员乔西而甩了麦蒂。最后在亚利桑纳州墓碑城，尔普与两位兄弟，还有患有肺结核的挚友达克哈勒帝（丹尼斯·奎德）四人，为了铲除一个邪恶的帮派，而进行了西部史上有名的「农场大决斗」。

　　In this frontier drama, legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (Val Kilmer)--his Wild West days behind him--looks back on an incident in his youth, when he assembled a posse of some of the frontier's toughest gunmen, including Doc Holliday and Bat Masterson, to track down the outlaw brothers responsible for the death of the woman he loved. Shawn Roberts plays the young Earp; Trace Adkins, Matt Dallas, Diana DeGarmo also star.
　　Based on the true story of the legendary lawman, Earp recounts how he brought together the Best of the West to avenge the vicious murder of his beloved Dora. Joined by the famed Bat Masterson, Charlie Bassett, Bill Tilghman and Doc Holliday, Earp rides after the Kenedy brothers, who are on a murder spree that spans from Dodge City to Mexico. Protected by their powerful father, the ruthless brothers know that the law won't touch them - but they gravely underestimated Earp and his posse. Featuring Shawn Roberts, Matt Dallas, Grammy nominated Country Music artist Trace Adkins and Val Kilmer.