Young Guns: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 3 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 26 reviews

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Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)

60

Young Guns is best watched in the playful, none-too-serious spirit in which it was made.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Hal Hinson Washington Post (Top Critic)

They behave as if our adoration were their birthright.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

Christopher Cain directed this western from a script by John Fusco, and on the whole seems much more comfortable with the scroungy and scatological dialogue than he does with the action sequences.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Variety (Top Critic)

Full Review » 3 years ago
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com

60

OK rehash of Old West villains, this time teaming them up in their early days.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Ian Nathan Empire Magazine

40

Good idea to cast the brat pack in a Western but this was badly realised and altogether a bit flat.
Full Review » 4 years ago
TV Guide's Movie Guide

50

Young Guns is simply not a very good movie--western or otherwise. Fusco's script provides little character development and muddies the narrative with some unlikely supporting characters.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid

75

A cool Western for Gen X.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Time Out

Little more than a flawed romp, but energetic and enjoyable, with sterling performances from Sutherland and Estevez.
Full Review » 6 years ago
JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Emporium

60

Full Review » 6 years ago
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

20

Full Review » 7 years ago
Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum

60

Far better western than the brat pack deserved
Full Review » 7 years ago
Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

60

Full Review » 7 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

20

The film doesn't go far in reviving the Western film genre.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly

20

Full Review » 8 years ago
Ryan Cracknell Movie Views

40

Full Review » 9 years ago
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal

40

Full Review » 9 years ago
Jules Brenner Cinema Signals

40

Full Review » 9 years ago
Jeremiah Kipp Filmcritic.com

30

There are side pleasures to be found in going back and reliving the bad parts of the '80s. A rental of Young Guns lets us know that at least we're out of Reaganomics and the movies it spawned.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Bill Chambers Film Freak Central

38

Fails to either humanize Billy the Kid or justify his lore.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Shannon J. Harvey Sunday Times (Australia)

60

Stupid but star-studded western
Full Review » 9 years ago
Clint Morris Moviehole

80

One of the best westerns ever made
Full Review » 10 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

40

Full Review » 10 years ago
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com

60

Full Review » 10 years ago