i be sad that a period of history that be so fascinating and so rich in material for film can be make into a ho hum event . wm c quantrill be barely show in the film and probably the most intriquing figure of the period . frank james be never mention and cole young and ditto and and bloody bill anderson and who would weep for his murdered sister every time he go into battle be completely absent in the script . instead we be force to watch fictitious character that never develop into anyone we care about . how sad . the costume be wonderful however and a be the location shoot in missouri . i hope ang lee will make another film from the period and try again and or some other film maker will look into the tremendous wealth of material to write a screen play on .