The latest offering from Edward Zwick, the director of "Glory," is the kind of movie that doesn't require much effort to surrender to and enjoy.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It's pretty good, in fact, with full-blooded performances and heartfelt melodrama.
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Rolling StonePeter Travers
What makes Legends such an entertaining male weepie is the star shine. Though the admirable Quinn has the toughest role, Pitt carries the picture.
63
TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
The golden shadows of the waning Old West are thrown across the big screen with full reverential treatment in this solid, unsurprising rendition of Jim Harrison's widely praised novella.
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The camerawork, which relies heavily on shots of picture-perfect vistas and not enough on human beings and their place in this world. When we do see the characters, we primarily see their beauty.
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
Legends of the Fall is so gorgeous that its failure to catch fire seems a piddling concern.
50
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
These are performances that lost too much in the editing room, smothered by music and overshadowed by a picture-postcard vision of the American West.
38
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
Legends of the Fall never makes you think too hard; its woes-of-a-proud-family formula takes a back seat to a self-conscious visual style that strains toward the level of myth.
20
TimeRichard Schickel
TimeRichard Schickel
We're left with our stifled laughter and a very long movie.