I meant to watch it then forgot about it.
I am no fan of Kevin Costner tho he is a good actor.
I know you said you liked it but how would you rate it critically?
I’m probably not one to ask about criticism.
Since I live in Kentucky, I’m naturally biased in favor of the production.
The one thing I will say....it is unceasingly grim. Hardly any humor.
Costner a good actor? He sucked in ‘Dances with Wolves’. I guess if someone is given the chance to do something often enough they will eventually get better at it. How he got his first role I’ll never understand. Is he a trust fund baby?
I have relatives that live in Kentucky near the West Virginia border so when they showed the Tug River Valley, I knew where it was. I swam in the Tug River before.
In front of the courthouse in Inez Kentucky they have several markers about the famous people in the history of the area Pioneers, politicians, etc). One of the famous names was a McCoy. There are plenty of Hatfields and McCoys in their phonebooks too.
I'm sure you'll get a chance. After these monster ratings, History Channel will probably play it endlessly throughout the remainder of the year.
I am not a historian of this event, but the makers did an outstanding job creating late 19th century life. I can comment thought, that in my genealogy research I have transcribed a lot of 19th century text, and the dialogue in this movie is spot on.