Michael Wolfe
Just another "perfect" example of demoralization of the human spirit in the form of relived tragedies! Simply a one up on who can make a more graphic movie! Our society and the media continues to desensitize our minds to such graphic death, and places a dollar figure on our souls! Don't watch this soul sucking movie.
Teresa Jonesy
I think I would like this movie. Indeed, I've tried to watch it several times, but always quit because the background sound is SO DANG LOUD, I can't hear the dialogue. Yes, I know, TV speakers are generally crap, and I'm old, but those are no excuses.So, I you have a high-rent sound system attached to your TV, go ahead and watch it. If not, pass it by as a frustration you don't need.
ben-30567
Wasn't sure what to make of this when I first saw it on Netflix, but because I like Westerns thought it was worth a try. Not going into details but at a high level, the villain and his brother were truly evil. The action built slowly but in the end it came down to the last man standing. Sort of like the Unforgiven but in my mind better. You will not be sorry you watched this. Needless to say it's violent and definitely R rated.
mike3386
If you are suffering from not having seen a good (new) Western movie since "Open Range", maybe even "Unforgiven", here's a bottle of elixir currently being served up - late at night - by your friendly cable provider. Very late at night - it's violent.Obviously this 2014 (2015, depending upon release dates) movie once played at theaters somewhere . . . but it got by me. It's interesting for several reasons, mostly the unusual lead actors . . . or maybe it's weird enough to just say it's a Danish production filmed in South Africa, reminiscent of another very violent Western filmed in Australia with an Australian cast and production crew, "The Proposition". Sorry to digress.Two of the main cast members were plucked from another fine movie, "Casino Royale", Mads Mikkelsen, the blood-teared bad guy, Le Chiffre, and Eva Green, the dark-eyed vixen, Vesper Lynd . . . she is no less dark-eyed or ravishing in this Western. It was interesting to see Mikkelsen, a high-cheek-boned Chuck Connors look alike, play the ultimate good guy role in this movie, albeit with all the vengeance of a grieving father and husband.Photography, sets, and action are riveting . . . well, some of the CGI-vistas are a bit too-perfect. There are other fine performances, Jonathan Pryce as a creepy undertaker/businessman, and Douglas Henshall (new to me) as an equally creepy sheriff/preacher (be quiet Clint).The movie falters (for me) with the ultimate bad guy, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Oh, he walks the walk and talks the talk, and from his hat to his spurs looks every bit the part . . . but when you set out to brutally terrorize an entire town, you better not turn your back quite so often on even the mousey of mouses. In other words, it's a little over the top.All in all, it's a Western. Fair enuff.
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