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7.3/10 • 618

2021-10-011h 39m

WesternActionDrama

You can't bury the past.

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.

Directors
Potsy Ponciroli
Editors
Jamie Kirkpatrick

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  1. Tim Blake Nelson

    Tim Blake Nelson

    Henry

  2. Scott Haze

    Scott Haze

    Curry

  3. Gavin Lewis

    Gavin Lewis

    Wyatt

  4. Stephen Dorff

    Stephen Dorff

    Ketchum

  5. Trace Adkins

    Trace Adkins

    Al

  6. Richard Speight Jr.

    Richard Speight Jr.

    Dugan

  7. Max Arciniega

    Max Arciniega

    Stilwell

  8. Brad Carter

    Brad Carter

    Branigan

  9. Kent Shelton

    Kent Shelton

    Cowardly Gunslinger (uncredited)

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Peter McGinn

Nov 16, 2021

10/10

Really good westerns are really thin on the ground these days. This has become an instant favorite of mine, both for the intelligent (though admittedly fanciful) plot, as well as for the gritty acting by the ensemble cast. This is a slow burner, building up to its explosive ending. I can’t help but wonder if the scriptwriting was influenced by Clint Eastward’s Unforgiven. A widower trying to raise a family scratching out a living on a meager farm. A man with a past that is gradually revealed. And despite it being a slow burner, it retained my interest the way that Unforgiven did. Granted, the gunfight sequences seem excessive, but that is almost a hallmark of modern westerns. There are plot twists at the end, one that is imaginative and almost breathtaking as it is revealed, and the other reminiscent of Cold War espionage films, where the heroes ultimately don’t know who to trust. To avoid spoilers, I will say no more. So I will definitely watch this movie again. It is similar to Unforgiven in that respect also.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,500,000.00
Revenue
$77,463.00
Keywords
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