Walter Hill directed this Western about the James gang, with real-life brothers playing the fictional brothersin the story (…) A fairly solid, but not particularly extraordinary film. — Jeffrey M. Anderson

It’s all compelling stuff, played with finesse and subtlety, but the sparse, episodic structure of The Long Riders feels more like a network TV series reaching the end of its run than a feature film. There’s a handful of stories here that might have panned out beautifully. — Flickering Myth