Dusan Petrovic This movie is about Geronimo, Apache chief, who chooses to rescue and save his tribe instead pointless battle against the superior fire-armed USA cavalry. The majestic music and scenic photography combine perfectly to compliment the stunning performances of Wes Studi as Geronimo. This masterpiece describes a true colo(u)r of Indian suffer. His secrifice still echoes in. In the present Geronimo's caput ( head ) has a high purpouse. Secret society The Sculls has preserved his scull as the ritual reliquiae which presents the symbol and pledge of their brotherhood. This is the most powerful secret society in USA. A several Ex-american presidents were the members of this cult. For example George Bush Senior, George Bush Junior and others. On the bottom of line. Sincerelly, yours Dushan Petrovic from Belgrade, Serbia

phd_travel This is a beautifully filmed and clearly told movie.The politically correct aspect about the injustices towards the Native population wasn't rammed down your throat. It was just matter of factly shown with greater impact. A little more of Geronimo's life prior to the start of the incidents in this movie could have been shown.Matt Damon is good as the idealistic young officer. Jason Patric is quite convincing too. There aren't too many annoying and one dimensionally good or evil characters like in some of the other recent movies of this genre.Do watch it if you can.

chaos-rampant Despite the creative presence of Walter Hill and John Milius behind it, the movie gets a lot of things wrong. Matt Damon's grating voice-over is handled with little care and is nothing more than the grappling hook that drags the movie from one episode to the next as though we're reading an encyclopedic entry rather than watching a fully fleshed movie. The point-of-view is never allowed to remain within one side or group of characters long enough for them to come alive as anything than cutouts from a history page. We don't stay long enough to learn the actual problems that plagued the Chiricahua (and other Apache bands) in the San Carlos and White River reservations and we don't stay long enough with General Crook and his cavalry to begin to understand the tightrope the sympathetic General (who no less came to the Southwest after slaughtering Cheyennes in the North) has to walk in trying to appease an anxious government in the East while doing his best to save what remains of the Apaches from the encroachment of white settlers into their lands. As a piece of history the movie is naturally inadequate because the Indian affairs in the Southwest were more complex than a movie can afford to depict. As a gritty western action movie (the kind which Walter Hill is the expert) it's too sprawling and incoherent to ever get enough steam. We get the occasional slow-motion gunfight and a pretty good saloon standoff but they're not enough to save the movie from rumbling mediocrity.

karenthomas61 In my humble opinion, this film spent a lot of screen time making U.S. Army characters appear honorable. Yet, those officers were carrying out evil orders from an evil regime. They were stealing the land of the Apache, moving those people to barren wasteland and denying them freedom of religion. When the U.S. Army shot the medicine man, how was that any different that a Nazi shooting a rabbi during a service? I suspect that film makers must insert white heroes into a movie or it will not get distribution.Nonetheless, this movie is still worth seeing and moved me deeply. It does show the basic facts of the Apache genocide and Geronimo's life. Jason Patric's performance as Gatewood is outstanding, understated and overlooked. His stunt work/horse skills are impressive; nothing flashy, he looks like so natural and efficient. (Just like a Cavalry officer of that era would be.)Now on to the heart of the matter: Wes Studi is a great actor and deserved an Oscar for this performance. This movie is worth seeing for him alone. The director gave the final scene (train to Florida) the proper time, editing and pacing. I will not give away any of the words in that final scene. They are too powerful and beautiful coming out of Wes Studi's mouth. It is an appropriate eulogy to the Apache people.In conclusion, this is a beautiful movie. Please give it the proper attention that it deserves.