savitch99

There are some bad movies that I like and some good that I do not like, this is a good movie that I just don't like. I don't like the characters so I don't care where they are going or what happens to them. That turns the slow pace into boredom because characters are the main point to a good western, not action.

I liked Dead Man(1995) which is more artsy than this, The Ox-Bow Incident(1943) which is slower paced than this and The Shooting(1966) which has a similar meandering.

The only real reason I can come up with as to why I don't like it is that it might be too much on the drama side and not so much western. I would recommend it as a drama but if you're looking for a western there's a chance you aren't going to like it.

Watching this reminds me of the Isaac Asimov robot stories because it feels like the world his stories were set in. There's even an allusion to the Asimov laws of robotics by stating that robots have to pass a safety test and the cat is illegal because it has free will. The effects are well done and the interactions look believable. The animation physics are slightly wrong in a couple scenes but nothing major.

My main problem with the movie is that there isn't enough character development which makes the motives a little ambiguous. The main plot lines are tied up by the end but there's obviously more going on than is ever told. I get just enough to want to know more and that is frustrating.

The sci-fi is light enough that I would probably recommend this to anyone even if they would normally skip anything sci-fi.

This movie is good in the way a Steve Austin action movie can be good if you know what to expect. It feels like a parody of a western because all the stereotypical elements are there but it treats itself seriously. That's why some will like it and others completely hate it so it makes it difficult to recommend to anyone.

I personally found the clothes and sets a little distracting because everything felt slightly wrong for pre-1900. The low budget probably limited what could be custom made so you just have to overlook it. The music was also wrong in a few places, some points have an almost comical tone and don't match the situation.

If you are the type to get bothered by details then this movie would be difficult to get through, otherwise it's a good average western themed movie. I just don't consider it a good western.