this epic and beautifully shot western be one of costner best film . follow the life of legendary law man wyatt earp and this very underrated movie picture the real man with the legend and give viewer a chance to decide for themselves what type of man earp really be . costner performance a the law man be superb . through the innocence of youth to a moody old man and he fit the role perfectly and prove he be good than kurt russell earp in tombstone . the shoot out be superb and there be fantastic support from dennis quaid a the ill doc holliday and as well a michael madsen and tom sizemore and bill pullman . although a tad long and the the fact that there seem to be no dirt anywhere in this film and i urge you to check this out . positive .