In the Old West, it's always good against evil. Friendship is a rule of survival, and community is cherished in the wide expanses where anything that isn't tied down blows away. Silverado celebrates these elements of the mythology of the West and enchants by reviving our memories of galloping horses, blazing guns, sunsets over mountains, and cowboy hats made for vagabond kings.

The lives and destinies of four men are intertwined in this rousing sage brush saga. Emmet (Scott Glen) is a strong-and-silent stoic just released from prison; his brother Jake (Kevin Costner) loves the ladies and gets high on danger; Mal (Danny Glover) is a black range rider who wants to reconnect with his family; and Paden (Kevin Klein) is a drifter who on the surface seems self-centered but underneath is a teddy bear with a caring heart.

These men are drawn together by their opposition to the spoilers in Silverado: an unscrupulous and malevolent sheriff (Brian Dennehy), who owns the local tavern, and the McKendrick clan, a greedy and gruesome family of no-goods whose chief aim in life is tearing down the dreams of common, hardworking folk in the town and surrounding countryside.

Silverado restores some of the gloss to the Western of yore. The cinematography by John Bailey is first class, the rousing music by Bruce Broughton adds texture to the drama, and fine supporting performances are put in by Linda Hunt as a classy and compassionate bar manager, Jeff Goldblum as a nasty gambler, John Cleese as a wordly-wise sheriff, and Rosanna Arquette as a sturdy pioneer woman. Silverado is a Western which will cause you to kick up your spurs in elation!