The Warrant

5/27/2024

**_Redemption or reckoning after the Civil War with Neal McDonough and Casper Van Dien_** In Missouri and eastern Kansas, 1869, a sheriff (McDonough) teams-up up with his son, a Federal marshal (Steven R. McQueen), and his AmerIndian associate from the war (Gregory Cruz) to track down a bitter Union comrade who could reignite the war if not stopped (Van Dien). Annabeth Gish is on hand as his wife. "The Warrant" (2020) is part Western and part Civil War flick. While the main story takes place in 1869, there are myriad sequences from 1864. There’s a smidgen of humor amidst the gritty drama and tense action. A couple of lackluster Trace Adkins Westerns ruined my impression of modern Westerns. I'm talking about "Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story" and "The Virginian" ("Traded" and "Hic