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Two for Texas

Two for Texas (1998)

January. 18,1998
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6.1
| Western Crime TV Movie

Kris Kristofferson and Scott Bairstow are hunted fugitives from a Louisiana prison camp who come Two for Texas when they opt to lose themselves in a crowd by joining Sam Houston's Texas Volunteer Army.

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TrueJoshNight
1998/01/18

Truly Dreadful Film

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AshUnow
1998/01/19

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Ricardo Daly
1998/01/20

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

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Brenda
1998/01/21

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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classicsoncall
1998/01/22

A handful of reviews as I write mine tend to favor this film to one degree or another. It did strike me as a made for TV product and may be part of the reason I found it rather underwhelming. I lost some credibility in the story after Hugh Allison (Kris Kristofferson) attempted to rape the Indian girl Sana (Irene Bedard), but in an immediate turnabout, she decided to make her way with him and partner Son Holland (Scott Bairstow) on their way to hook up with Sam Houston's battle group in Texas. Even though the picture ran an hour and a half, it seemed to me like the film makers decided to leave the entire Battle of The Alamo out of it due to budgetary restrictions. It just seemed so abrupt an ending that it leaves one disoriented. At one point, Hugh says to Son - "Remember what I told you, huh? History's watchin'". If that's the case, they missed an awful lot.

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davidjanuzbrown
1998/01/23

I really like this movie a lot. Is it Historically accurate? Of course not, but the Battle of San Jacinto scenes were very well done . Whoat is different is the relationship between Scott Bairtow (Son Holland) and Irene Bedard. ( Sana). Spoilers ahead. These are two very damaged people, who have good reason to despise the other's race. His family was murdered by Indians, and she was kidnapped by Americans, traded to Mexicans, and to hostile Indians, and basically used as a slave. These two are basically made for each other, and there is a scene involving a rope on the leg that shows both what the other is all about. First,,, Son's friend, Hugh Allison ( Kris Kristofferson), tries to rape Sana, Son cuts the rope on her leg, giving her the first taste of freedom in many years. Then she saves Allison from drowning, by cutting the rope on his leg, as the horse was pulling him through the water, Sana is without question my favorite character. She is tough she stopped Hugh, from raping her by hitting him over the head with a piece of firewood, to stabbing to death someone who killed an Indian woman, without hesitation. Yet, when son you see how happy she really is and the goodness within her, when she is with Son. It is a very underrated movie, and a must for Western and (or) Bedard fans. 9/10 stars.

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dinky-4
1998/01/24

While "Two for Texas" is more "outdoorsy" and more "1830's" than the usual TV movie, it still suffers from that form's limitations. It seems a bit tame and tepid and lacks the sweep and energy needed to elevate it above the routine. However, most aspects of the production are competently done and a couple are excuses are found to have Scott Bairstow bare his chest so there are some visual rewards to be found along the way.

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Ben Burgraff (cariart)
1998/01/25

The Turner cable-TV movie, 'Two for Texas' will undoubtedly be compared with 'James Michener's Texas', another made-for-TV production that covers much the same ground. But while 'Texas' suffers for attempting too much, becoming bogged down in melodramatic elements, 'Two for Texas' is a lean, rugged adventure that uses famous characters (Sam Houston, Jim Bowie) in support of the story, instead of as its focus, making this a FAR more enjoyable film!The story begins in a chain gang in Louisiana. When one of the sadistic 'bosses' is accidentally murdered, two of the convicts (Kris Kristofferson and Scott Bairstow) escape, and head for Texas, hoping to start a new life, serving under General Sam Houston. The older of the pair, Hugh Allison (Kristofferson), in prison for killing a card shark, takes events as they come, with the easy grace of a 'survivor'; Son Holland (Bairstow), the younger man, left Tennessee for adventure, only to get ten years after being falsely accused of stealing a woman's purse.En route to Houston, the pair become involved with an Indian party stealing horses for the Mexican army, and end up 'owning' a young Indian girl (Irene Bedard), who has a brief affair with Holland, before being sent back to her tribe.The brother of the murdered boss relentlessly trails the pair, until they are 'rescued' by Houston's men. In the camp, they meet General Houston, portrayed with quiet authority by Tom Skerritt, and Jim Bowie (a miscast but likable Peter Coyote). Bowie and Allison are old hell-raising friends, and, in one of the film's more light-hearted scenes, recount a few of the more famous tales of the inventor of the famous knife! Bowie is leaving for the Alamo, but asks the pair to remain with Houston, as the Texas army trains for battle.With the fall of the Alamo eminent, Allison and Holland decide to join their friend Bowie, but arrive too late; the mission is a scene of carnage, with hundreds of bodies scattered among the ruins. Watching Texans' bodies being unceremoniously burned, they encounter Susannah Dickinson (Karey Green), wife of one of the defenders, who tells of the final assault, and the death of Davy Crockett. She carries a letter for Sam Houston from General Santa Anna, and after taking the men to the body of Jim Bowie (a sadly moving scene, as Allison retrieves Bowie's knife), the trio return to Houston's forces...and the two men begin a journey towards their destiny!The story is not without historical flaws, particularly concerning Mrs. Dickinson, but the film never loses momentum, and benefits from Kristofferson's craggy charm, as the plain-spoken Allison. This is the kind of role he does best, and he plays it to the hilt!'Two for Texas' is a welcome addition to the select group of films about the Alamo, and Texas' struggle for independence!

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