I had not heard about this 2023 Western titled "Doc Holliday" prior to sitting down to watch it here in 2025. I stumbled upon the movie by random luck, and it did seem like an interesting enough Western, given its focus on John Henry Holliday, and thus I opted to give the movie a fair chance.
The storyline in the movie, however, was a bit sluggish, and the narrative suffered from that. Writer and director Brett Bentman seemed to take his sweet time going from A to B, but managing very little in the process. I have to admit that I was starting to zone out about halfway through, as there simply wasn't enough action or interesting storytelling going on.
The only face on the screen that I was familiar with was actor Billy Blair. I will say, though, that the acting performances in the movie were fair.
A good thing about the movie was that it definitely looked and felt like a Western movie. So thumbs up for the movie makers for accomplishing that.
"Doc Holliday" was a watchable enough movie, sure, but I am willing to bet that diehard Western fans will enjoy writer and director Brett Bentman's movie more than I did as a casual viewer. This is by no means a movie that I will return to watch a second time.
My rating of "Doc Holliday" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.
