CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

meganmiller-75195 As a member of the Daughters of The Republic of Texas I am ashamed but not surprised. If you are going to do a film based on true events, GET IT RIGHT. They left out very important people that actually took place in the fight. Look up my great-great-great grandfather, Capt. Jesse Billingsley and you will find out from not only his personal journal but many other resources that his company was the first to ride in. Where is Edward Burleson? Check your geography. I would never, nor will I ever recommend this to anyone. As a proud Texan, this makes me sick!

Tom Dooley This is an historical epic that fans of accuracy have been a tad miffed about. It starts with the aftermath of The Alamo and General Sam Houston deciding to do tactical withdrawals. We get to meet the main players and they are all based on real historical persons - well mostly – as far as I was able to ascertain. We have Brandon Fraser playing a 'half breed' called Billy Anderson of the Texas Rangers and Ray Liotta putting in a very strong performance as Lorca – who goes Mexican killing mental after El Degüello was played by Santa Anna prior to the over running of the Alamo – meaning that no quarter would be given and indeed none was.Then we have the political machinations of the 'gung ho' brigade who wanted to avenge their countryman and take on the Mexicans as soon as possible – versus the caution and strategy of Houston. We also have the Comanche's and their position in all of this – ostensibly from the war path loving young bucks. The makers also throw in a fair bit of love interest and plenty of action too. The guns are proper muzzle loaders too so they have tried to be authentic but some commentators have complained of the 'colour' of the speech as being a bit grand for some of these back woods type people. The plot follows all the way up to the final battle and beyond and leads nicely to the second season which is going to be about the Comanche wars. Now I really enjoyed this but I was not seeing it as being a history lesson. It falls short in places but fine performances all round manage to keep it from being any where near a car crash. The one thing that is truly awful is the location filming; this was done in Mexico and so wildly misrepresents the topography where the conflict actually took place. So if you want a good period romp with a fair smattering of frontier action, then fill your boots, if you want a history lesson then you may want to avoid, and one last mention Kris Kristofferson plays Andrew Jackson albeit fleetingly and the music is quite good too.

Nerdballer I really did enjoy this show! A lot of viewers seem to be hating on the History Channel for making so many inaccuracies. The disclaimer at the beginning of the show says it was a dramatization. They also don't have the biggest budget in the world! I thought the acting was great by most every character. I had a problem with Cynthia Addai-Robinson. (Emily West) I felt nothing but overacting from her. Jeffery Dean Morgan was the best by far. His acting literally brought me to tears when he had to put down Charmaine. Bill Paxton played a great Bill Paxton, but I loved it. Brendan Fraser killed it, haven't seen him do something great in a while. I thought the story was great. If facts are not quite accurate it was for sake of the story and I was okay with it.Overall, great show and cant wait for Comanche Wars.

Justin Denson We were extremely excited for this mini-series. But I live in San Jacinto and Victoria coastal plains region of Texas and there are not mountains and bluffs to hide in. Its wetlands and a lot of trees and FLAT. It was hard to connect to the story knowing it probably wasn't even shot in Texas. Sims Bayou Bridge is near downtown Houston for crying out loud! Also, a lot of liberty was taken in telling Emily West's story. I don't recall reading she and Houston were romantically involved.The series had too many side stories and plots going on as well and it was hard to keep up with what was going on. In my opinion this would have been great, with the existing cast, but made into 10 episodes. They kinda wrapped it up at the end, they hardly gave people time to read the final summary of the characters. Seems like the principle characters we were given 1 second to read a short paragraph and the smaller roles, with only one or two sentences the viewer had 5 seconds to read.Lastly, my wife, who cries about anything, shed not one tear during this series, which means it failed to make an emotional connection. That is sad commentary in itself considering how passionate many of us native Texan's are about our history.