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What is tom berenger doing in this tripe? Rank bad acting.the directing is flat to say the least. You would do better to avoid this trash. One of the worst films ive seen in a long time.

I tried. I really tried to watch it since it was a pay-per-view.. but I couldn't! Bad bad acting. Very bad. The plot is ok, but the acting isn't. Bad directing as well.

As for the appearance of the actors, it's another bad story. If you shoot a western, remove those eyelash extensions and do a proper for that time hair do, so the women won't look like from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Also everyones teeth! So white! I almost got blind. Couldn't see. I am pretty sure a teeth whitening wasn't a thing back then. You were lucky if you still had all teeth by the time you're 20.

Sorry, didn't watch past 17 minutes. I love westerns. Definitely not this one. What a waste of money.

After watching 1883 and other modern westerns recently ,I decided to give this film ago , bad acting , terrible plot , possibly the worse western film ever made ,please don't waste your money or time watching this ...

The cleanest western i have ever seen with girls looking like they stepped out of a hair salon ,the writer should get some old western novels or at least go to library do not google how to make a western.

Oh this movie was terrible. Music was bad, no one could act, the PG 13 was a turn off and it was too slow. The showdown at the very beginning - okay just draw! This is not a spaghetti, they died in 75. However Berenger is in it, and i love him. I've loved him since i watched Platoon when i was 6 with Dad. He's still got it. He's still a bad a**.

Throwing a few big names into a movie with a bunch of low grade, so-called actors/actresses doesn't make it worth watching! The plot line was lame and the acting was worse. I can't believe I paid for this on my vudu, but it could be worse; I could've wasted even more to see it in the theatre!

Rarely have I given a movie less time than this, prior to deciding to switch it off.

Thankfully I never got to seeing Tom Berenger, just what was he (or possibly his agent) thinking?

Thankfully my previous (good) opinion of him still holds firm.

That's 5 minutes 21 seconds of my life I'll never get back!

Worst acting I've seen in a long time . Think it was a comedy but missed that mark as well. Every cast member looked like they'd just stepped off a "Cowboy have I got talent show"

Save your money. Was not quality movie even for DVD sales. Had good story line but acting, false eyelashes were to much. Mr. Adkins has great potential so hold out next time for something worth your time.

As a fan of old style western movies, this new age western style had me interested. The story of the movie was very well put together, with a a few things that could have been different, but still worth watching. Given the fact the movie was filmed during snowmegadon in Tennessee, and did not give a lot of backstories towards most of the characters, it was great to see some notable names helping to make this movie. Let's see some more western movies with these actors!

It could have been better with a better director and cinematographer. The rest of it like the acting and story was OK but perhaps a little short on plot. Imagine some lovely wide establishing shots of the wilderness, this would have added so much. The movie is very much here's the camera there's the people. There's not much change in how it's shot so it's visually unappealing. The acting is always very low in mood without anyone punching a word in a sentence or putting emotion into a phrase. This is the directors fault more than anyone's. Even if the actors are inexperienced the director should realise that and give firm direction for what they have in mind for the story. And the story isn't all that good. So from poor writing and direction, we get mediocre performances. When this is combined with lackluster cinematography and not much of a score you get left with this movie. It's not that bad, certainly not as bad as some of the ratings and reviews. I think it's got to be a solid 5-6/10 for what it is. So it's not terrible, but could use improvements to my mind. It may well be that what I'm suggesting is beyond the scope of the budget. Therefore it's good enough for what it is. Definitely watchable.

One of the worst movies. No plot really, acting was terrible. Just threw in some big names to get us to rent it. Wasted our money!!! Thought Trace Atkins could do better!!!

Absolutely the worst Western I've ever partially watched! Poor acting for the majority of the film. I love Tom Berenger & Trace Adkins but I couldn't stand to wait for them to appear! The lead female actress was the WORST! I doubt a true western woman wore hair & eyelash extensions in addition to eye make-up & lipstick! RIDICULOUS & insulting to true Western movies! If I could give this a MINUS 10 stars, I would!! I don't know what the positive reviewers saw in this drivel and I am horribly disappointed that the casting director couldn't have done better to complement Tom & Trace. I will say the setting & scenery were nice but the movie itself is regrettable & forgettable!

It was an okay movie, I enjoyed it, and it kept me entertained. I usually watch movies with Tom Beringer. I loved him in so many movies. In Platoon, he was nominated for an Oscar, Hatfield's and MxCoys, he was excellent. He probably would have been a better villain, than Trace Adkins. He was not scary, at all, and he, and the lady he kidnapped, were all seemingly, in love! The movie was extremely predictable, and kind of seemed long at first. Some of the scenery seemed modern, at times. I did notice Venetian Blinds, on the windows.

I did enjoy no heavy usage of bad language. All movies today cuss.

Awful. My 10 year old granddaughter made a better film with her iPad and 7 year old sister as the main star.. absolutely appalling, zero stars....do not purchase this.

This has to be the best movie ever. There are no stars to rate this movie. If anyone evers reads the title of this movie, please stop there. Do not proceed any further. If you do, you grew up on a Moron Farm eating Stupid Seeds believing this is a good movie.

Was a beautiful movie the way story was,just missed a little more connection but the way everyone represented it and acting was simple but beautiful to watch and even movie editing also kept a retro feel so don't make modernize feel at all The film has totally taken me back to time it feels good.

Sadly I too gave us a chance because I love westerns, Tom Berenger and Trace Adkins. I like so many here couldn't even finish the movie it was so bad. I was vaguely interested in the scenery, but I kept using bad special effects to make it look like snow, and when they did have snow it was an obviously modern crop fields. Complete with tire marks and stubble. This was just awful all the way around. Awful acting awful script awful effects. Save your money save your time and don't bother. I can't believe that Adkins and Berenger would have their names attached. Just about the worst movie I've seen in a while.

As screenwriter of Shadow on the Mesa (WRANGLER AWARD, WWA, best Western movie 2014), the just released The Desperate Riders and of Last Shoot Out, which has just won the coveted SPUR AWARD for best western screenplay as given by Western Writers of America (WWA), and author of 28 traditional Westerns, I'll let fans speak for me:

Justin Readett a U. S. Army combat veteran, his lovely bride and their five little ones have a cattle ranch in Texas. They liked all three movies and really loved THE DESPERATE RIDERS

To Lee Martin: "Hannah and I loved The Desperate Riders movie.! We watched it last night and really enjoyed it. The scenery in Tennessee reminded me so much of where Hannah and I grew up in South Carolina, with all the large oak and pine trees. Hannah said she can't wait to read the book. I thought the acting was very nice. The deputy and Tom Berenger as the dentist were my favorites. The whole thing was just really well done and we very much enjoyed it! Great job!" Justin Readett, 3/11/22,

To Lee Martin: Hey! I hope you're doing well? I wanted you to know that I enjoyed watching The Desperate Riders so much that I WATCHED IT THREE TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEKEND. I loved the fact that I could tell it was your writing and having the surprise of not knowing w hat was going to happen because I haven't read the book yet. I was happy with the man who portrayed Kansas Red. He fit that character. He's the kind of strong yet compassionate cowboy I picture when I read your books.

I LOVED the fire side kiss. I laughed when Billy was upset when he found out that Kansas was his xxxxx. They did a good job with the bad guys too. Yes, the assault was hard to watch...I suppose that's good acting when you have to look away! Although, I'm sure it was like that in the old west...not many women to all the nasty men out there. Thankful for the good cowboys who save the day! I am greatly looking forward to reading the book when it comes out.

Hannah Readett 3/11/22.