the most succinct way to describe ride with the devil be with but one word represent authenticity . i will not rehash what have already be say about this wonderous film and but i would like to say how much the historical research and painstaking attention to detail the crew no doubt go through be appreciate by this filmgoer . a a student of history familiar with the period and setting of this film and i must say that this production be one of the most accurate fictional film regard bleed kansa . yes there be liberty take on the actual event and a all fiction be apt to do . but the overall feel of the film be genuine . authentic costume and authentic attitude ( no pc hindsight here ) even the actor look authentic . even jewel kilcher ( who have a small part in the film ) look like she step form a mid 19th century photograph . a few viewer i talk with have express their incredulity at the stylized dialog . they can not believe that 19th century farmer would talk like poet . what they do not realize be that in this age of verbal slobbishness and the american public public of the 19th century be a surprisingly literate and eloquent bunch . these people be raise on shakespeare and the king jam version of the bible . the screenwriter reconstruct the most likely verbal style of these people and judge from documentation of the time . the stylized dialog just add to the magical atmosphere of the film . but in addition to a historical document and this film work on a visceral level as well . beautifully photograph and perform and it harken back to the day of the great western epic . the raid on lawrence and kansa and do so many time before in so many other and less film be portray with a sense of urgency that put the viewer right in the midst of the action . romance and adventure and moral and ethical conflict . this film have everything a discerning moviegoer could want . in a year that be dominate by overhyped garbage like american beauty and this great artwork be bury by an indifferent studio system . but i be certain that ride with the devil will be give it due in the come year . please rent this film . you will not be disappoint .