While surveying a telegraph line in 1861, Western Union engineer Edward Creighton (Dean Jagger) is severely injured in an accident. He is discovered by Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott), an outlaw on the run from a posse. Forced to travel on foot after his horse was hurt, Shaw at first considers stealing Creighton's horse, but changes his mind and takes the man with him, saving his life.
Sometime later, following his recovery, Creighton returns to Omaha, Nebraska and plans the construction of a telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City, Utah. Facing considerable opposition to the line from Confederate soldiers, Indians, and outlaws, Creighton elicits the help of his sister Sue (Virginia Gilmore), foreman Pat Grogan (Minor Watson), and assistant Homer Kettle (Chill Wills).
Looking to put his outlaw past behind him, Shaw arrives at Creighton's Western Union office looking for honest work and is hired as a scout by Grogan who is unaware of his past. Creighton recognizes him among the men and allows him to stay despite his suspicions. Creighton also hires tenderfoot Richard Blake (Robert Young), a Harvard-educated engineer as a favor to Blake's father. Shaw and Blake are both attracted to Sue and vie for her attention, but their romantic rivalry is cut short when construction of the telegraph line starts on July 4, 1861.
After work commences on the line, one of the men is killed apparently by a mysterious band of cattle-rustling Indians. Unconvinced that Indians are to blame, Shaw rides out to investigate and follows the rustlers' trail to the camp of Jack Slade, a former friend and cohort, whose gang committed the killing disguised as Indians—the gang Shaw left following his last bank robbery. Slade reveals that they are working for the Confederacy to disrupt Western Union because they believe the telegraph service will help the Union. Shaw rides away and returns to the line. Not wanting to turn in his former friends, Shaw tells Creighton that a large band of Dakota Indians stole the cattle, and recommends that they simply replace the herd and not risk a fight with the Indians.
Sometime later, a confrontation takes place between men working on the forward line and a band of drunken Indians. When one of the Indians tries to steal some equipment, a nervous Blake shoots him, ignoring Shaw's order to remain calm. After word arrives that the main camp is under attack by other Indians, the Western Union men rush back to help with the defense. At the main camp, Slade's men, who are again disguised as Indians, steal the Western Union horses. The company discover the ruse when one of the wounded Indians turns out to be a white man. Forced to buy back their stolen horses from Slade, Creighton becomes suspicious of Shaw's involvement, especially when he admits to knowing the gang.
Soon the U.S. Army arrives and announces the Indians have now refused to allow the telegraph lines to go through their territory in response to Blake's shooting of the drunken Indian. Creighton, Shaw, and Blake ride out to convince Chief Spotted Horse to allow them to build the line through Indian territory, even though the man Blake wounded was Spotted Horse's son. Creighton is finally able to persuade the Indians to allow them passage, and work continues until the company approaches Salt Lake City.
Sometime later, Shaw receives word that Jack Slade wants to meet with him. On the way to see Slade, Shaw is captured and bound by Slade's men. Slade says his group is going to burn down the Western Union camp and they don't want Shaw to interfere. After Slade and his men ride off, Shaw escapes from his ropes but arrives back too late to prevent the fire. He helps rescue some of the Western Union men from the flames and burns his hands in the process.
After the fire, Creighton confronts Shaw for an explanation, but Shaw does not reveal what he knows and is fired by Creighton. As Shaw leaves the camp, he tells Blake that Slade is actually Shaw's brother and that he, Shaw, will find Slade's gang and stop them from interfering with the telegraph project. Shaw rides off and finds Slade and his men in a nearby town. At the barber shop, Shaw confronts his brother, whose gun is concealed under the barber's sheet. Slade shoots Shaw through the sheet. Shaw fights back in spite of his wound, killing some of the gang members, and then dies. Blake arrives and continues the fight with Slade who dies from his wounds. Soon after, the Western Union line is completed and the workers celebrate. When Sue laments the absence of Shaw, Creighton tells her that Shaw can hear them.
很稳。虽然完全不了解梅艳芳的各种经历，但片子拍得挺圆，人物故事无疑成立且丰满，而且又爱国又爱港，还带上了疫情，简直有点佩服这种最大化的商业头脑。王丹妮也很可以，一姐范儿出来了，香港金像奖女主必须得占一席。很好奇如果帕布罗·拉雷恩拍这个片子，会变成什么样？肯定是更多的精神危机，而这也是这个片子最欠缺的部分。
若以張曼玉在《阮玲玉》裡的神級演出為標準，王丹妮其實並不差，有兩幕我甚至覺得演員已經超越單純「似唔似被扮演者」的階段：第一是舞廳首次和哥哥一同登台獻唱；第二是梅姐最後一場演唱會裡的那段獨白。王丹妮在那兩場戲裡是沒有「消失」的：前者是王丹妮作為新人出道的心境，如果是她，面對和梅姐同樣的情況會怎麼做？而後者則是作為扮演者的王丹妮從未遇過的狀況，那時候，出現在她臉上的是一場「戰爭」，一場故意要被識穿的虛假表演，沒怎麼改變的容顏所帶出的間離效果正正告訴我們，梅艷芳是不可能被原樣複製的，王丹妮必須重新掌握這副身軀的主動權，對抗依附於身上的亡魂。導演既不相信電影，又不相信演員，所以只能不斷以穿插歷史影像和流水賬的方式來製造催淚時刻，觀眾會被感動完全是因為那是看似轉瞬即逝，實則深深銘刻於腦海的回憶片段。
1.5。素材取舍问题极大，前半段讲小情，却是领袖传记的拍法，俗套桥段包装出的稀碎流水账，说起来都是真事，拍出来却像个假人。后半段讲大爱，倒是应了同档期《扬名立万》里那句“不要涉及政治军事“，说梅艳芳是香港的女儿，但香港在这片里就是个华丽的空壳，说时代愁云惨雾，愁从何来啊？最后只能把所有的能量都压到时不时硬插的真实影像上，甚至搞出演员表演和真实影像正反打这种迷惑操作，也就彻底宣告了这部传记片的失败，你直接拍成纪录片不得了吗？片尾那座梅艳芳雕塑，好像就已经把这片主创压得畏畏缩缩动弹不得，更别提狮子山顶上还压着座五指山呢。其实就用艾伦索尔金写《乔布斯》的方法去写告别演唱会，不也会比现在好太多吗？
Everyone try to make a right decision.
“the show must go on”怀疑是看Queen的那个波西米亚狂想曲电影火了 想要复刻 下一个如果是哥哥的 奉劝投资者 放弃幻想 还不如今年tmelive的哥哥专场
7 青春期持续的迷惑、心动、希望与妥协。会俗 但这就是我们会经历的。漂亮的日子 还是很丝滑的
雨天红car的新晋导演，非常俏皮，其实四星半
本周唯一的标记给阿Mui。质感很粗糙，故事欠打磨，巴拉巴拉。但有最后那一声拜拜就什么都够了。
有点傻，可是真的有被甜到🥺看完感觉年轻10岁
梅艳芳一生的走马观灯，基本都是主流媒体加小报记者新闻内容的串联，原生家庭也好，（刘德华也好），都没有很深入地探索；但是纪实影像与虚构影像相结合的手法还是很让人动容的，尤其是张国荣葬礼的那一段录像，让很多观众都抹眼泪。王丹妮的演绎有一点生涩，但气质确实很出众；古仔中规中矩啦；张国荣的演员选的就瘦了点...但冲着那么多梅艳芳的原始影像，大量怀旧金曲，总体还是值得一看的；很令人感动的是，片尾曲的时候，全场观众没有一个离场，所有人都安安静静地看完演职人员表，听完最后的曲子。
感情上愿意满分。前二十分钟进入引导成功，荔园后台，利舞台路口，寨城工作室（想了几秒郑少秋来演刘更柔和）华盛顿歌场，2003街头，采访棚内，演唱会现场。这些复原很值得进影院，对香港观众是有别有意义的地方性体验。酒廊三曲流畅华丽，搭起了歌姬功架。全片好处在专注主角，感情克制，我觉得没有哭得很凶，实际上又没停过。当然坏处也是。cos和修饰，构想和密语交错在一起。看她的义气寂寞孤苦，转了去传递奉献冒险。怯生生的虚弱的梅不似真人片段那样放和轻松，但真不能说不是她，也许正是人们未见过的。在此难关中，她借身还魂，又再安慰他人，这颗星值得再被看见。通过她侧写香港艺界的帮扶互助，有那些好前辈，她不是前无古人。看到闪亮的新演员，真是港片迷的定心丸。廖子妤更好了❤️陈家乐也引我留意。郭老板是邵仲衡？死也看不出来了
一个脱离了时代背景、脱离了城市气质、脱离了意识形态、脱离了低级趣味的很会唱歌的人。这样的人最适合出现的场合大概是《中国好声音》。
有些人确实需要他人（他者）来作为自己生活的锚点，排除不确定性。小角度小格局温馨片。开头更有趣一点，后半段没啥意思。
电影本身一般，但出于对梅姐和哥哥本人的情怀，还是有被狠狠地感动到，从哥哥死了之后就再也忍不住了😭。他们都说，希望若干年后还能有人记得他们。我想说，无论是否见到天上星星，我都会经常想起他们。
王丹妮有几个瞬间像极了梅姐，看得人甚是伤怀，数度闪现的高光与低潮时刻都让人无比感动。可说实话，情怀诚意都在，片子却没拍好，或者说梅艳芳太难拍了，她的才华，性格，阅历，交友圈，乃至人文关怀与江湖情义，很难用两个多小时赶场般的叙事节奏一一回顾，这样处理未免太过草率，同时也太依赖当年的纪录片段，尤其《夕阳之歌》所传递的情感力，又岂能借力而为，如果只抽取梅姐人生某一程讲述，会好很多。（特别说一下哥哥的演员选的太不合适了。）不过观影氛围的确好，试问谁不怀念她，以及她所代表的黄金年代。
与义无反顾的执念相比，更难的是稳妥放下的释怀。BTW：《五十度灰》我都还没消化完，约翰逊就开始演妈妈级人物了[捂脸]
诚意满满，竭尽所能去记录梅姐的一生；王丹妮的演绎超出我的预期，造型和神韵都跟梅姐很像；当然还有古仔、杨千嬅他们的助阵，为这部电影添加了不一样的色彩。
一個毛頭小子內心成長的故事，還好沒狗血，只是這個導演太自戀了，經常把鏡頭對著自己的臉。
就一个年轻打工男孩爱上有点自闭女孩的还被第一任老公甩了的妈妈，照顾孩子，爱上妈妈，虽然是挺暖心的故事，但是实在无聊
粤语版，不完美却已经尽意了，新人王丹妮深情演绎Anita起起落落的传奇一生，有几个场景数度泪目。走的是《波西米亚狂想曲》路线，高光影音场面复刻vs经典怀旧粤语金曲串烧，大致勾勒出她一路走来的轨迹与时光轮廓，穿插着阿梅身边几个最重要的人（姐姐，Leslie，Eddie）。最动人还是阿梅与姐姐的血浓于水，与后藤令人唏嘘的跨国恋，愚人节送别哥哥的珍贵画面，以及03演唱会《夕阳之歌》响起的诀别时刻……表面是重现“香港女儿”的演艺光辉，实际上是在努力复活已逝的“香港精神”——危难时的互助团结，不服输不认命，乐观向上勇敢面对一切（正如阿梅自知时日无多，在非典之年仍然执着举办公益义演一样），而这也是当下这个非常（类似）的特殊时期最需要的精气神吧。
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