Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

2001Movie90 minEnglish

Ten years after the Civil War has ended, the Governor of Texas asks Leander McNelly to form a company of Rangers to help uphold the law along the Mexican border. With a few veterans of the war, most of the recruits are young men who have little or no experience with guns or policing crime.

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IMDb4.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes7%
Metacritic23/100
Google Users32%
Director: Steve MinerGenres: Western, Action, Adventure, Drama

Plot Summary

In 1875 Texas, a band of seven Texas Rangers is tasked with hunting down the notorious outlaw John Bulo and his gang. As they venture into dangerous territory, the Rangers face harsh conditions, internal conflicts, and relentless pursuit by their enemies. The film follows their perilous journey as they strive to uphold justice in the Wild West.

Critical Reception

Texas Rangers was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. It was widely criticized for its formulaic plot, weak character development, and lack of originality, failing to capture the spirit of classic Westerns.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its intentions to revive the Western genre but criticized for its execution.
  • Lacked the grit and compelling narrative expected from a Western film.
  • The performances were generally seen as uninspired, failing to elevate the weak script.

Google audience: Audience reviews often point to a predictable storyline and underdeveloped characters as major drawbacks. While some appreciated the attempt at a classic Western feel, many found the film to be unengaging and poorly paced, leading to disappointment.

Fun Fact

The film was originally intended to be released in 2000, but its release was delayed multiple times due to production issues and studio re-editing.

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John Chard

John Chard

Young Guns, Go For It! A choppy mess! The changing of history is kinda irrelevant in films of this type, you tend to go in just wanting to be thrilled and tingled. Sadly this can do neither and can only light the fires of a youthful audi...