a5c7b9f00b Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1800s. In his efforts to gain control of a small mining town, Sean McLennon is buying up every mining claim that becomes available, usually after the deaths of the previous owners at the hands of McLennon&#39;s &quot;assistants&quot;. One of the miners targeted by McLennon, a half-Indian hunter named &quot;Hudson Saanteek&quot;, manages to escape his hired thugs, and comes back into town looking to re-establish his claim and get revenge. McLennon and his men have the advantange of numbers and weapons, but Saanteek has his survival skills, and knowledge of the Alaskan wilderness. Sorry friends this is a frozen turkey; just it&#39;s an interesting turkey courtesy of Caan &amp; Young. Years back they made two superior films- The Gambler &amp; The Killer Elite. It&#39;s nice to seem them looking so good 25 years later even considering the material.<br/><br/>When the movie starts I started to think of Jimmy Stewart &amp; Walter Brennan in The Far Country. Afterwards, Valdez is Coming. By the end it just freezes to death of its own weight. It&#39;s supposed to showcaset this Highlander guy but he doesn&#39;t even rise to the level of Steven Seagal.<br/><br/>I laughed and enjoyed Caana ruthless businessman turned psycho killer but somewhere Sonny Corleone is shaking his head. John McIntire too. First off, Christopher Lambert just vaulted to near the top of my least favorite actors list. Herethe hero, Lambert is just plain boring. All actors not named Caan or Young turn in performances that can only be describedawful. The story of a land grab has been done over and over in uncountable westerns. The editing is puzzling to say the least, with large moments of time obviously missing on the cutting room floor. Finally, the ending is so scattered, it almost seems like the director was unsure when to yell cut. There are only two reasons to endure the mercifully short 89 minutes of &quot;North Star&quot;. James Caan turns in a wonderfully bizarre performancethe heavy, and the snowy landscapes provide a nice backdrop and diversion from the sub par script and acting. - MERK
Alscurerle Admin replied
293 weeks ago