Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher

The story is very interesting. Pretty incredible what he was able to accomplish in his life. Scenery was great and the outfits. Some of the scenes didn't go off quite as well as I think they wanted it to, felt kinda cheesey. Overall, pretty good.

Good drama/action/historical movie. I was impressed by the dedication, perseverance, and patience of Montford, and how it pays off in the long run. As opposed to Dodgeball (the underdog reference), this is actually based on a true story, which I didn't know beforehand but confirmed with some google-ing.

"Raised by my mother's people, my sister and I struggled to survive in two worlds. That of the Chickasaw who understood the richness and beauty of this new land, and that of the white man, whose greed brought nothing but death and destruction" How accurate, I give it a 10/10 just for this quote alone!

When European settlers arrived in the Americas there were close to 11 million Native Americans living here. By 1900, almost every tribe was wiped out. Their population was reduced to under 300,000. Native Americans were subjected to many different forms of violence, all with the intention of destroying them and stealing their land! This violence was based on white supremacy. I'm glad they finally were able to kill that arrogant pos Custer who was responsible for killing many women, children and elderly Natives. He got what he deserved!

In the first half, this bad screenplay (instantly discernable by its overuse of narration) would have made a fair Radio play had it been written 80 years ago. Unable to convey information and emotion through dialog and imagery, they reduced an inspiring story to a poorly executed TV drama.

You can create great films with low budgets, poor writing, bad direction or editing but seldom do you find a video play lacking in all of these.

The last half is like a different production. The awful narration ends, the actors find their rhythm, as the pace picks up, and the story is allowed to blossom, capturing one's imagination.

So, maybe it was just a lack of time and money after all.

I think this an accurate portrayal of a historical figure. It is nice to watch an unabridged story. The pain Montford and his family endured was hard to watch at times. I saw many Native American people that I recognized from around the area in the movie.