You won't be disappointed!

What makes it different from others?

Boring

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

RELEASED IN 1994 and directed by Richard Donner, "Maverick" stars Mel Gibson as the amicable titular gambler who meets up with a fetching scam-artist (Jodi Foster), an aged marshal (James Garner) and an ill-tempered outlaw (Alfred Molina) on his way to a poker tournament on a riverboat at the Columbia River Gorge. Who will win the tournament? James Coburn plays the dubious host on the riverboat while Graham Greene appears as a comical Native chief.The tone is along the lines of comedy Westerns like "The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox" (1976), "Support Your Local Sheriff" (1969) and "Texas Across the River" (1966) so, if you like those Westerns, you'll probably appreciate this one ("Texas" is more campy though). The Western locations are to die for and Foster is striking. The camaraderie of the three main stars is entertaining. The sequence with Graham Greene in the second act stands out and is only surpassed by the riverboat sequence in the last act.THE FILM RUNS 127 minutes and was shot in Arizona (Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, Mescal, Page, Lee's Ferry and Marble Canyon), Utah (Glen Canyon), California (Yosemite National Park, Lone Pine, El Mirage Dry Lake & Burbank studios) and Washington/Oregon (Columbia River Gorge & Beacon Rock). WRITER: William Goldman.GRADE: B

I'm surprisingly disappointed to see the rating of 7 after finished of seeing this movie. I think this deserves more than 7 after people managed to give 7 stars for a film like Amazing spider man 1. I must admit the fact that lead characters performances are the wholesome factor of this movie. Mel Gibson looked charming and screen captivating as usual and Jodie Foster is remarkable combination to make the film more attractive.wittiness and story narrating is quite well sure one of the easy going story will be soothing you any time of you watch. highly recommend to watch and enjoy the movie even you not familiar with Poker playing stuffs.go for this weekend along with this movie.

Maybe it wasn't really like this in the Old West but this film does fill me with the hope that at least sometimes it had these moments. This film is pure entertainment, not a historical documentary and certainly not, at any point, to be taken seriously. Maverick's (Mel Gibson's) character as a likable rogue had a surreal and very believable chemistry with Annabelle Bransford (Jodie Foster) and a pleasant nod to the "original" maverick that old standby, James Garner.The humour is firmly tongue-in-cheek and Foster does indeed "do southern" very acceptably and looks as radiant as any woman in the role could. Her unique brand of energy, injured innocence, scheming minxicity (I made that up) and twangy edginess give the part a solid and definitive profile. No man of Maverick's marque (or any other for that matter) could resist chasing a temptress of such charm, beauty and duplicity through a hundred countries to get his money back and would indeed have a wonderful time doing it.I'm not a Mel Gibson fan but this exceptional part was cast against type and Mel performed very well. As I said, the chemistry between Mel and Jodie is tangible, perhaps because they're close friends off-screen as well.Garner is solid, if a little pedestrian (don't mistake it for gravitas Mr. G), but since he's already got his (metaphorical) halo it's hard to find fault with him and particularly for his acceptably human (if feigned) reluctance to join a firefight with a bunch of drunken outlaws. Joseph (Graham Greene) is outstanding as is Angel (fellow countryman Alfred Molina who has proved himself many times since) as the kind of necessary semi-villain/rogue types that help show Maverick, no angel himself, in a slightly less predatory light.This film pretends to be nothing but what it is and that stands to its eternal credit. There's no doubt, given the cast performances, that this film was a hoot to make. Such films are vital to lighten our moods from the sombre turns they can take sometimes by reminding us that probably it was much worse in the past, and for exactly that reason, it might also have been quite a bit better.

first things first - i am a big fan of mel Gibson and jodie foster, westerns and comedy. hence, its no surprise that i rather enjoyed the slickly made maverick. mel Gibson and jodie foster are simply brilliant and great fun to watch. the plot is pathetic and an excuse for a series of fun-filled capers and smart lines.the movie is filled with witticisms that are really cool, my favorite being danny glovers cameo and his line "im getting too old for this s**t". :) jodie foster looks absolutely adorable, mel Gibson is his usual dashing self. the downsides are the way too many plot twists towards the end, throwing one off the track and frankly they were rather unnecessary, quite annoying indeed.but in all its a fun movie for a relaxed evening, nothing great - just a lil bit of fun.a fun-filled 7!