Masterpiece
Another in the welcome line of modern westerns such as The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (an obvious influence in tone), No Country For Old Men, etc. Tim Blake Nelson is a revelation here, and the entire cast is outstanding. The ending will F you up unless you are really paying attention and even if you guess it's done with style and aplomb. The soundtrack is moody and haunting, the setting perfectly bleak. The flashbacks may confuse and distract at first but make sense when you know the ending. A shame this has flown under the radar, but search it out as you will like it. It's haunting.
- heathfilmore
- Dec 9, 2023