Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

A few reviewers here want to compare this film with the Kevin Costner telling. Those people are screaming about inaccuracies with this version. First of all; a truly accurate version of anything during this period in history is impossible since the natives were prone to tall tales, record keeping was poor and courthouses (where the records were kept) burned to the ground regularly. Costner's version wasn't even filmed in the United States (they chose Romania), let alone Kentucky or West Virginia. Hatfields And McCoys: Bad Blood was filmed in Kentucky at historical sites that provided the utmost in accuracy. Let's talk about the actors themselves. Let's first keep in mind they're portraying ignorant hillbillies, so if you're seeking polish, then you're barking up the wrong tree. At least the majority of the cast are Americans, some even from southeastern states. Costner's film chose a large number of actors from the UK and Australia. When I watch something based on American history, I want it filmed in the U.S. and portrayed by Americans. I'll wager that I'm the only reviewer here who has visited the sites used in the movie.

I've already wasted 75 minutes of my life watching this almost insufferable tripe so I won't waste more than a few minutes writing this review. Like some others here, I bought the DVD, thankfully cheaply in Thailand, confused that it was the other one that rates over 8.0 on IMDb. I take the attitude that a movie is very rarely bad enough not to watch to the end. I mean, how can one have an opinion about any movie (or TV series for that matter) without at least watching the movie to the end? So, good to my word, I watched this one all the way through and WHAT A LONG MOVIE IT WAS FOR ITS 75 MINUTES. In short, the script was awful and the acting wooden. everything went exactly as one would have predicted. It really was laughably bad!! It is through watching this type of crap that one knows what a good movie is by comparison. JMV

It was as if the director picked the worst actors he could possibly find and then told them they only needed to give 10%. The best actor was the mute girl. The best part about the movie was the fact that the producers ran out of money and could only afford to stretch the film to 75 minutes. Christian Slater needs to stop doing western movies. He is actually ruining what could be good shows. I don't know if Sean Flynn or Kassandra Clementi have ever attended an acting school but if they did they need to get their money back and possibly sue the university. I would recommend this movie to anyone who has at least 200 hours a week to spare.

In this who's who of actors who haven't worked in years, there's virtually nothing here worth the two hours it took to watch. Bad acting, horrid script, and far better alternatives that tell the story more accurately make this a useless film.I wanted to like it, I really did. There was no reason to depart so much from known facts. I should've known better when I saw Jeff Fahey listed as the lead. Has he ever had anything that wasn't straight to video cheese? It's ore a film students project or some kind of attempt to milk tax dollars out of a film incentive program than an honest attempt to make a solid film.