not even an excellent cast can help this often muddle film . bring back the western of the 1950s and they have class and intelligence and and people who could speak their line . renee zellwegger have the part that shirley maclaine would have have in the old day . suddenly and she be on scene a a widow and and after cole ( ed harris ) ask her if she be a whore and the two plan a house together . viggo mortensen be his side kick and deputy everett hitch . mortensen fall for zellwegger as well but there be no absolute final conflict between the two men . it be jeremy iron who be the real laugh here . this erudite actor be horrendously miscast a the villain . iron sound more like a sophisticated gentleman than a bad guy in the 1880s . since when have chester arthur ever be mention in film . while it be true that the film take place in the territory of new mexico and 40 year before statehood be achieve in 1912 and the only thing we might remember arthur for be become president after garfield be assassinate . student of history would remember the pendleton or civil service act of 1883 and but that another story . even the scene with the indian have little to no action . ed harris and youre a terrific actor and i like you with that big brim hat and but this picture be a definite bomb .