Young Guns II

Name: Young Guns II
Genre: Action, Western
Released: August 1, 1990
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Alan Ruck, Balthazar Getty, Christian Slater, Emilio Estevez, Jack Kehoe

1990

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Morgan Creek International | Release Date: August 1, 1990 | PG-13

Starring: Alan Ruck, Balthazar Getty, Christian Slater, Emilio Estevez, Jack Kehoe, James Coburn, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, R.D. Call, William Petersen

Summary: In 1881, cattle baron John Chisum pays a bounty to Patrick Floyd Garrett to kill outlaw Billy the Kid.

Director: Geoff Murphy

Genre(s): Action, Western

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 104 min

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Michael Wilmington

Young Guns II generates more sheer visual excitement than any Western since Peckinpah and Leone were in their last '70s prime. Read full review

Harper Barnes

A generally entertaining Western with some striking images, Young Guns II is significantly better than the original Young Guns. [02 Aug 1990, p.4E]

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Although it's more ambitious than most sequels, Young Guns II exhausts its most inspired moment during the opening credits and fades into a copy of its 1988 predecessor - a slick, glossy MTV-style western. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Unfortunately Young Guns II is a small blaze and no glory. [01 Aug 1990, p.E1]

Staff (Not Credited)

The plot is all pot-shots and posses, with a bit of Indian hocus-pocus thrown in for comic relief. In other words, more of the same. Read full review

Jay Carr

Young Guns had no vision at all. Young Guns II at least tries for poetry and irony and epic scale. And it finds humor in such things as the outlaws' keen appreciation of media exposure and image-making. But its chronicling of the gang's downfall just slogs. [01 Aug 1990, p.63p]

Peter Travers

The first Young Guns, in 1988, was an endurance test for all but those who think ogling young actors in tight britches is a fascinating way to spend two hours. Though it seems impossible, the sequel is even more excruciating. Read full review

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