Magnificient photography and story of the American west. Many of the reviews are hard on the story line...but I was never bored during the 3 hours. The movie left me wanting to learn more about what happens in all the different scenarios. If I had any objection, it was the ending In a short few minutes we are given quick glances of all the characters future, but flashed across the screeen so fast my brain was not left time to even recognize who was in the screen shot, let alone what was happening. Film then ended abruptly. I imagine that was done to entice viewers to watch the coming sequals, but instead left me frustrated, so the 4 not 5 stars.