Wichita

After being in trouble not spending enough time with my girlfriend I took her to this movie and it totally got me out of the doghouse. She loved it, I loved it.

As the movie got going I found myself creeping onto the edge of my seat as it hooked us in. The characters where great, especially the older motherly actress in the film. She was REALLY impressive. We were thinking about it long after we left the theater.

The props and the sets were incredible. It was like getting in a time machine and it had subtle humor in a fairly serious movie at great times. There are many bad movies coming out these days and this is not one of them. Run, don't walk to watch this movie.

This was such an amazing project to work on and I have never been more impressed with a finished product. If you like complex characters and ongoing plot twist, this is definitely the film for you. There are few westerns done in the film industry and it is a great relief to see one done right. Never before have I seen a full let alone a western deal with issues that are all together too real, and often needed to be addressed. If this film is showing in your town do yourself a favor and invite yourself to a treat of excellent story telling and cinematic beauty. Nicholas Barton and his crew and actors brought a much needed realism to this noir telling of early America. As the story unfolds you find it hard to find a person to root for, as everyone has a quality that you want to stand by. Don't miss this.

My husband & I saw this film in our hometown of Wellington, Ks. It was filmed & made by folks around our neck of the woods. We thought the story started off a bit confusing by introducing so many different characters without back stories but their stories unfolded well over the length of the film. In our opinions, it's a dark western with an original story line. Quite an impressive endeavor, for a few people with one camera. We were totally pleased with the end result & recommend this film to anyone, especially people who enjoy westerns set in the late 1800s. Impressive use of many local venues to make the audience feel like they'd stepped back in time.

So let me say that WICHITA is not a western for the casual genre fan raised on GUNSMOKE and BONANZA reruns. Nevertheless WICHITA delivers for film fans as well as Western Fans.

While many of the traditional elements of "the western" exist, WICHITA was obviously inspired more by the darker, somewhat cruel film-noirish category of film. The black hat-white hat, play along at home game doesn't exist. Each character has his own demons. The story unfolds violently and deliberately. Much like the work of Sam Peckinpah and, Budd Boetticher the film adopts an unpretentious style, taking a relaxed approach to the story unfolding and letting the actors and screenplay drive the film.

It's not perfect by any means, yet it show promise for the film maker and the cast. It's a film that inspires discussion afterwards and probably has more sociological elements explored than the average western. Enjoy and then be prepared to discuss.

The story takes place in Wichita, the heart of the Midwest. As each character is introduced, you begin to wonder how they fit into the story. It is not until the very end that all is revealed. The actors do a superb job of walking you though the story. This movie was so much fun. At the end, the crowd of over 1,000, spontaneously erupted into applause. This is the kind of movie that goes by so fast you can't believe it's at the end. Nicholas Barton's writing and vision of the film was spot on. If you want a predictable movie, this one is NOT for you! No big special effects, just a great story line that carries you through the movie.