Murder In Yellowstone City Movie Honest Review

Movie Review 

If you're looking for a western with a murder mystery in it, this might interest you. Set in the days of the Wild West in a town that once flourished during the Montana gold rush, Murder in Yellowstone City features several murders with an unknown killer at the center of its gruesome tale. But who was it?

  The culprit is definitely not Cicero (Isaiah Mustafa), a former slave in Yellowstone City looking for a way to put his past behind him. 

 But when local gold prospector Robert Dunnigan is murdered shortly after discovering the location of a gold mine, this new stranger in town soon becomes suspect number one. He is arrested by Sheriff Jim Ambrose (Gabriel Byrne) and imprisoned for the crime, but as you'd probably expect, more murders occur as he awaits punishment for his alleged misdeeds.

  Greed can be assumed to be the motive for the murders, as any of the townspeople would have their eyes set on Dunnigan's claim to the gold. But as the mystery deepens, another motive emerges, and some of the local townspeople become key players, including steady hand Violet Running Horse (Tanaya Beatty), clergyman Thaddeus Murphy (Thomas Jane) and saloon owner Edgar Blake (Richard Dreyfuss). dark but not too complicated plot.

  Unfortunately, the identity of Dunnigan's killer is revealed midway through the film, so if you're expecting an Agatha Christie-style tale where the killer is unmasked during the endgame, you'll be a little disappointed. If you want a puzzle box of a movie, you may be disappointed, as the director (Richard Gray) and writer (Eric Balgua) spoil the mystery with a few overly obvious clues.

  Still, that doesn't mean the film is a waste of time. Thanks to an excellent cast, including Nat Wolff (Paper Cities) and Aimee Garcia (Lucifer), it will be hard to get bored while watching this feel-good tale. The cast does a lot to elevate Crime in Yellowstone City with excellent performances, so it becomes more of the B-movie western that it might otherwise have been with less talented performers.

  Yellowstone City certainly looks the part, with its saloon, brothel, and dilapidated properties, and it's as much a character as any of the secret townspeople who inhabit it. 

 Thanks to the urban aesthetic and strong acting, the film often feels believable. The special effects are less realistic when you reveal the location of the explosive gold early in the film, but it's easy to forget when the plot is laid out and the central mystery begins.

  The cinematography is another positive aspect as they are believably staged and exciting to watch. The film also has several horse chases which are quite thrilling. 

 So if you're looking for good old western action in the mold of old John Wayne and Clint Eastwood movies, you'll likely appreciate what the director has pulled off here. 

 However, the script has flaws. Aside from the main mystery, which is revealed a little too quickly, there are other points that are a little confusing. 

We also don't know much about the shortcomings of the security guard who was supposed to be on duty, and there isn't much explanation for why this deputy failed at his job.

  I suspect the editing may be an issue as scenes may have been cut to shorten the film, but it could still be a bad story. It's a shame because Belgaum's script is generally pretty clever, with some interesting dialogue and characters that aren't written off as stereotypes.

  If you can overlook the movie's few flaws, I think it's a movie worth watching. My expectations were low because I thought it was a cheap western stuffed with a few big name players to appeal to a larger audience.

 Thomas Jane and Richard Dreyfuss are actors who have been screwing it up in low-budget movies in recent years, so I partly thought this was just another movie they were making for a paycheck.

 Thankfully, I was proven wrong. While Murder in Yellowstone may not be a classic of the genre, it's a better picture than many of the straight-to-the-line cowboy movies that have blighted the genre lately, so you shouldn't confuse it with them.

  Reviews of it have not been very kind in certain places on the internet, but it may be that some critics have set their expectations too high for the talented cast. 

 If you can lower your expectations a bit, you might enjoy this movie even more than they do. I certainly thought it was very good, and if any mean-spirited critics would like to meet me in the afternoon for a critical tussle, I would be happy to meet them.