Dawn Rider has whiskers on its whiskers; the movie started life in 1931 as an Oater starring Tom Tyler, followed with a John Wayne remake in 1935, another remake in ’38 and now, 74 years later, a Canadian production starring Christian Slater and Jill Hennessy. This new version is a little bit rougher and a little bit smarter, and, because of Slater, it has a cynical edge that works. Hennessy has some hard bark as well, and she adds more than a little rustic prairie flavor without prettifyi
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