- Actors: Trace Adkins, Judd Nelson, Kim Coates
- Director: Terry Miles
- Disc Format: Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
- Language: English
- Rated: Unrated
- Studio: Cinedigm
- Release Date: December 13, 2016
- Run Time: 90 minutes
I’ve seen worse
films than Stagecoach: The Texas Jack
Story, but that’s not saying much. Even the aspects of this film that
aren’t terrible are still no better than a generic TV movie. And that is
insulting to some TV movies, especially the western ones like “Lonesome Dove.”
It is also fitting that I mention that highly acclaimed TV miniseries, because
the Stagecoach director’s last
western was Lonesome Dove Church,
which I can only assume was attempting to cash in on the success of the
previous success. Stagecoach makes
similar references to better westerns of the past with its derivative title,
distinguished only by the sub-title.
After beginning
with the scene of a stagecoach robbery at the hands of outlaw, the film jumps forward
in time to the bandit living a simple life as a ranch owner. Nathaniel Reed
(Trace Adkins) has given up being a thief, though that doesn’t stop one of the
victims of the aforementioned stagecoach robbery from hunting him down. U.S.
Marshall Calhoun (Kim Coates) holds a grudge against the bandit that wounded
him during the robbery, and he takes it out on Reed and his family once he
finds them.
The effort to
try and make the bandit look like the good guy is rather transparent, but this
film just sleepwalks through each plot point. After being forced back into the
life of an outlaw, Reed becomes the infamous Texas Jack. I have no idea where
the name Jack comes from, but it is also entirely possible that I simply wasn’t
paying attention when they explained. I had an extremely difficult time
preventing my mind from wandering while watching this film, as it did very
little to keep my attention. Even the casting of a bearded Judd Nelson was only
momentarily diverting.
What ensues for
the reminder of the film is a series of action scenes, though they are just as
unimaginative as the dialogue. And even if the action were well choreographed
and photographed, the characters are never developed enough by the screenplay
to care what happens to them. In the end, I cared more about the film finishing
than I did anything contained in the narrative.
The Blu-ray
special features include a behind-the-scenes featurette that is just shy of
20-minutes long. There is also a trailer.
Entertainment Value:
2/10
Quality of
Filmmaking: 4/10
Historical
Significance: 0/10
Special Features: 3.5/10
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