Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
A resourceful young boy channels the mythic courage of legendary Western figures to summon the strength needed to defend his family's farm from a ruthless land baron who intends to seize their idyll and obliterate the community. When Daniel Hackett sees his father Jonas gravely wounded by the villain Stiles, his first impulse is to flee with his family and abandon a life on the farm he has come to despise. Seeking solace by a lake, he falls asleep aboard a boat and awakens in the untamed West, in the company of larger-than-life tall-tale legends such as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and Calamity Jane. They stand with him as he battles the same enemies haunting his real world, culminating in a heroic confrontation in which the boy faces Stiles and his henchmen, and rallies his neighbors to rise against land grabbers who would destroy their town.
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Jeremiah S. Chechik
Ernie F. Orsatti
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A tad messy in its execution, but a cool film nevertheless. I'll be honest, it oddly took me a while to catch on to what was happening; I found all the dots, so to speak, but didn't connect them quick enough for some reason. Nonetheless, throughout, I was very much enjoying the film. The cast are terrific, they certainly elevate the film up in my thoughts. Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt and Roger Aaron Brown are entertaining in the respective roles as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and John Henry. A young Nick Stahl isn't amazing, but his performance is satisfactory. Scott Glenn, meanwhile, is a solid villain. Away from them, you have the likes of Jared Harris, Stephen Lang, Scott Wilson and Catherine O'Hara appear - I would've loved to have seen more of O'Hara as Calamity Jane, there was great potential there for a big team up with Swayze's character; sadly we only get them together for a short time. The premise is a strange one but one I liked. It could've came out better no doubt, though it is still done to a suitable level. <em>'Tall Tale'</em> is a fun flick from Disney.
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