Tim Blake Nelson shines in Old Henry, a riveting, slow-burning western that pays homage to the great classics from the past while also reviving the genre.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 3, 2023

Old Henry is a magnificent Western packed with cinema. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Jul 19, 2023

Built with the patience of a goldsmith, the story is dry, as economical as his characters, and direct: a tough nut to crack for eager viewers. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 14, 2023

The plot is minimal but it evolves in various dimensions: due to the place each character has within it, the film's mythical setting, and the connection it has with the memory of a Western. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 12, 2023

[Potsy Ponciroli] earns applause after this movie. He wrote the screenplay too, and it captures your attention with all its twists and turns. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Jul 10, 2023

"Old Henry" [has] a stunning third act that made me reassess Potsy Ponciroli's brutal but effective western as a whole.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 11, 2022

The way he awakens the gunslinger within, leading to an expertly staged and edited shootout, showcases just how satisfying old-school oaters can be when handled with care. Such is the case with this bloody, compassionate tale...

Full Review | Mar 10, 2022

Uses a number of familiar themes but does so in a way which heightens both the dramatic elements and moments of tension.

Full Review | Feb 20, 2022

Its solid entertainment, signaling that westerns are better when made simple.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 7, 2022

Tim Blake Nelson is still the best kept secret in Cinema. Shhhhh.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Jan 24, 2022

At first glance, Old Henry seems to be another Western about a bank robbers and gun shootouts. However, the movie has different layers and a few twists that are eventually revealed in this suspenseful and intriguing story.

Full Review | Jan 4, 2022

Old Henry is an action-Western that feels like it could fit in perfectly with the old-school Westerns of the Classic Hollywood era.

Full Review | Dec 21, 2021

A mediocre film might be excused somewhat by the merit of some ambition, but the problem with "Old Henry" is that there isn't enough of that, either.

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Dec 3, 2021

Led by a singular performance from Tim Blake Nelson, Old Henry looks backward lovingly at the Western form while immersing its story anew in the tenets and tensions that have always fueled the genre.

Full Review | Dec 3, 2021

Lyrical, brutal, surprising, and spellbinding from beginning to end.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 15, 2021

Any narrative failings or familiarities get papered over by Nelson's keen turn.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 13, 2021

Old Henry is a lean and old-fashioned Western made by someone with a clear affection for the many classics of a bygone era.

Full Review | Original Score: 88/100 | Oct 22, 2021

This one is deliberately paced, but I think it deserved this... It's a very sparse western, but it works.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 15, 2021

As it stands, there's a healthy amount to admire and for some it may be enough to scratch a certain itch. But much of Old Henry feels a lot like its protagonist: worn-out, weathered, and old.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 15, 2021

An expert rendering of Old West minimalism, Old Henry also provides a splendid showcase for the considerable skills of its leathery, well-worn star, Tim Blake Nelson.

Full Review | Oct 15, 2021