It looks like a different story from the habit, a neighborhood that speaks of a man, his family and his autobiography that appear differently. The film offers a realistic look at the good times and bad times of one of the most famous individuals in the West, one of the most influential people in the West.
Turgid and painfully poker-faced, though Dennis Quaid's Doc Holliday is as good as anyone's
Fantastica Daily
January 25, 2006
A great Western that was unfairly disparaged back in 1994. The authentic Wyatt Earp is actually a much-better film than the pulpier, more-popular Tombstone.
Matinee Magazine
July 25, 2002
Beautifully shot and impressively directed, it's an ambitious Western in the classic mold, the kind of film that rarely gets made anymore.
Kalamazoo Gazette
January 05, 2003
Bloated and unexciting, but Quaid is tremendous
Spirituality and Practice
August 20, 2002
A parabolic sagebrush saga about this legendary figure in the Wild West.
Well-meaning western yarn starring Costner in the title role but it's too slow-moving and uneven to digest as anything riveting regarding the Wild West. Kasdan's Wyatt Earp definitely ends up shoots blanks
Moviehole
September 20, 2002
"Tombstone" did it better, but
EmanuelLevy.Com
December 21, 2006
Though handsome to look at (cinematography is by Owen Roizman), the movie is overlong, stately, and too detailed for its own good; director Kasdan claims his version if more accurate, which may be true, but it doesn't make for a good picture.
