
Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways.... (Full plot summary below)
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Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways.
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| Film.comJohn HartlRecalls the sweep as well as the intimacy of a David Lean epic. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrBy never falling into the trap of allowing spectacle to supersede character, Costner's Dances with Wolves restores depth, idealism, poignancy and even wonder to a genre that had long seemed moribund. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonA gigantic achievement, an endowment of riches. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis movie moves so confidently and looks so good it seems incredible that it's a directorial debut. |
| El Pais (Spain)Luis Martínez...well-intentioned. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| IGN DVDR. L. ShafferA masterful, painstakingly crafted adventure about the nature of acceptance, and the tragedy of human nature. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricka nuanced and thoughtful portrayal of cultures both clashing and finding common ground |
| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonWhile no one is going to place Costner alongside Laurence Olivier in the acting department, he brings a likability to Dunbar that many better performers might not have been able to match. |
| People MagazineRalph NovakTo say this movie is sporadically artful is to say that it is more interesting than most films around these days. But it is still a failure, if a glorious one. |
| Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanThis collective array of talent has yielded a western that is at once original and traditional. Dances With Wolves looks back to the masterworks of the past and, with its relevance to our present, it deserves to be ranked with them. |