4/5 Custer's Last Scene
  by Dog Res Q.R. (Reno, NV, usa)
I was shocked by the no holds barred reality of this little movie that could. It didn't hold anything back (meaning P.C.) that the Indians are only to blame themselves for their lot in life.

I just came back from a trip to Wyoming and Montana, saw the Battlefield at Little Bighorn and yes, I saw the descendents of warriors who outsmarted the Custer Cavalry, living in squalor reservations which you could always tell by the trash, dead cars, trashed houses and mobiles. Sad that brave warriors like that ended up like this: drinking away their short lives in a stupor.

I bought the book which was so well written it should have been a national best-seller. It's a book so deep on the nature of human nature that it's suitable for all races. I wish Mr. Louis would write at least ONE book like this a year!

Since the rest of you have explained the movie I'd like to make a comment on the actor who played the clerk in the hardware store where Rudy buys the red paint. He looked just so very familiar so I got out my Montana tourist guide. Damned if that actor doesn't look JUST like General Custer!!! Get the irony? Custer is selling the Lakota the means to deface a monument to the American Chiefs who were etched into sacred, stolen Indian land!! Nice touch!

5/5 great movie
  by J R Hoff (Tennessee)
Great Movie if you want more than the typical Hollywood movie fare.
Watch the movie, then read the book.

5/5 Powerfully affecting without preaching
  by Laura M. Dellinger (Rapid City, South Dakota United States)
I am a middle-aged white woman who works daily with the tribes in the Northern Plains, but I live nearest the Pine Ridge Reservation, home to the Oglala Lakota nation. I've written and photographed for several Native American newspapers and magazines. Originally from Detroit, via Cleveland, San Diego and Indianapolis, I find that most people in this country, particularly from east of the Mississippi, have little or no clue about what life is like for the modern-day Native American, and I increasingly suspect they don't WANT to know because their conscience might actually prod them to do something toward change.

If that resembles you, beware of watching this great film. Chris Eyre has created a remarkable movie that looks with a balanced heart at what life on most Indian reservations is like. He shows the truth: there is both deep pain and dysfunction, but there is also great love and quiet, sly humor. There is the stress of adapting to the dominant culture's expectations while trying to hold on to cultural perspectives and wisdom that are ancient.

Not everyone on the Pine Ridge, or other, reservations is an alcoholic. But enough are that pretty much everyone who isn't has a family member or friend who is. But, being the child of alcoholic parents and having a younger brother who literally drank himself to death, I don't and can't judge. It's not a moral failing of Native Americans anymore than it is of the Irish (which my ex-husband was), despite some pretty condescending comments in some of these reviews.

This story will move you and entertain you, all while letting you see a quite realistic depiction of a marvellous, yet frustrating way of life most folks in America don't get a chance to experience much of.

5/5 Love this movie
  by L. Davis (Turtle Island)
This is one of my favorite pictures. Graham Greene really out did himself in this film. I also am a big fan of Eric Schwieg and he also did an excellent job..there were alot of familiar faces I saw in the film. As I am sure many others will see also...I would recommend this film for sure A+

5/5 Great Flick
  by MMLBull (Columbia River Gorge, WA USA)
Great movie concerning Native American issues. I just wish for more an array of Native American actors. There are too many Native movies with the same cast in them. They are all great, but a variety of faces would be welcome!