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The Ballad of Davy Crockett

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Long before his last stand at the Alamo, the legendary American hero Davy Crockett fought his way through a wild frontier to rescue his sons from the clutches of an evil land baron.
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Joe Leydon Variety Colm Meaney steals the show with his villainous turn as the corrupt leader of a fur trading outfit. Mar 8, 2024 Full Review Alejandro Turdó Hoy Sale Cine Thanks to a solid production and a committed cast, The Ballad of Davy Crockett succeeds at putting together a tenseful story that blends history and fiction while re-introducing audiences to one of America’s first folk heroes. Rated: 7/10 Mar 19, 2024 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion A “Ballad” that strikes the wrong note in almost every department. Rated: D Mar 12, 2024 Full Review Alex Saveliev Film Threat The Ballad of Davy Crockett is pure B-flick heaven. Rated: 6/10 Mar 5, 2024 Full Review Tony Asankomah GhMovieFreak As someone who isn't well-versed in the legend and accomplishments of Davy Crockett, this film serves as a satisfactory introduction that has piqued my interest to delve deeper into his story. Rated: 6/10 Feb 21, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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H D Some inexperienced acting but overall enjoyable for the whole family. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Nathan P This was quite possibly the worst movie I’ve seen i recent history. Davy Crockett led an incredible life, something should have been very easy to make an incredible film about. However, these filmmakers made up a totally fictitious story and made it completely unrealistic. These filmmakers should be ashamed of themselves, pathetic showing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Good K How did this movie get an 80% from that critics??? I struggled as I watched to find anything redeeming about this film. Of course the story of Davy Crockett is the most interesting part, although I highly doubt ANY historical authenticity after watching this film. The costumes look like they were purchased from a Disneyland gift shop, The make up of the indigenous natives and wardrobe horrendous. Truly amateur. But once you get past those elements, you’re left with just a horrible script and even worse acting. Honestly, I can’t imagine any critic giving this more than two stars. My favorite part of the film is when Davy sets off to find his two sons taken by a for trader and leaves his sick dying wife laying in the dirt, without a home, without food, without water …. But rest assured he covers her with a hide assuring her he’s coming back with his sons.. Absolutely laughable moment. RT critics lose all credibility at times. This is one of their worst. One has to wonder if some of them are getting paid to write favorable reviews. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Diane R One of the worst movies I have seen. Some parts didn't even make sense. 1 part He rescues wife by burning house. Takes her out to the field. Says I have to leave you and get kids. Kisses her goodbye and leaves her in the middle of a field with .5 blanket, no food or water, no shelter and shes ill! Lots of parts that left you wandering. Shot horse because of wolfs were attacking. He leans back against tree near the horse and wolfs don't attack. Such a poorly done movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review ruth n Why couldn’t they just do a remake to the best of the budgeting abilities? I love a good clean western. I love a good historical movie. I love a movie with a good plot. I love a good movie that makes you said to see it end. This, was not any of those. It’s as if they spend the entire budget on the sets and the costumes and then headed to Dollar tree for everything else. If you can’t make the movie make sense, don’t make it. If you can’t give a beloved historical figure the least bit of accuracy, Don’t make the movie. I spent more time wanting to pull my hair out and rolling my eyes why laughing at the absurdity of this fiasco than I’d like to admit. Such a stupid movie. That said, my husband must have a very high tolerance for dumb movies, he really liked it. But than he likes me too. I’m now questioning our relationship. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Martha D I am just shocked by how bad this film is. I had to turn it off after the first 15 min. The premise of this part was that Davy shoots his own horse while trying to shoot some not at all dangerous wolves who are feeding on their kill. After the horse dies though the dangerous wolves are just gone but Davy is injured and so camps out on a well traveled road for days. Horrific. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Long before his last stand at the Alamo, the legendary American hero Davy Crockett fought his way through a wild frontier to rescue his sons from the clutches of an evil land baron.
Director
Derek Estlin Purvis
Producer
Michael Mailer
Screenwriter
Derek Estlin Purvis
Distributor
VMI Worldwide
Production Co
Tranquillibrium Entertainment
Genre
Western, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 8, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2024
Runtime
1h 37m
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