
When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. In the course of their vendetta, they will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.... (Full plot summary below)
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When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. In the course of their vendetta, they will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.
Leave your thoughts about American Outlaws.
| Philadelphia City PaperCynthia FuchsThe latest retelling of their saga is a lot like many other movies. A lot. |
| Movie Reviews in CroatianVictoria AlexanderIt fails because of a weak screenplay by Roderick Taylor and John Rogers and laden, lazy direction by Les Mayfield. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasIt's a handsome and skillful retelling of a legend that imaginatively draws on conventions of both the western and the gangster movie to create an energetic yet thoughtful contemporary action-adventure. |
| New York PostLou LumenickRepackage clichés and stereotypes with attractive young performers in a simple-minded script that panders to the teen audience. |
| New York ObserverRex ReedA big yawn that only reminds us why movie westerns are six feet under and not likely to make a comeback. |
| Murphy's Movie ReviewsTed MurphyInstead of treating it as a serious work of art, one should look at AMERICAN OUTLAWS as an old-fashioned B Western and one won't be disappointed. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordFinally, some good mainstream summer entertainment. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorJas lots of action, drama, comedy, and corn -- and few pauses, which is striking. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldA pretty dreadful affair -- ludicrous as history and a veritable gallery of visual cliches. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterProvides a strong argument for the been-there, done-that Western genre to again sink back into obscurity. |