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Western • PG • 2011 • 1 hr 44 min
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A slow burn of a Western, where the focus is subtly on the women the entire time. The minimal narrative lets the acting shine.
A raw, elemental, hyper-realistic, but extremely subdued Western, eschewing genre tropes in favor of grim authenticity and great character.
A very slow moving western that works its way into your skin.
a little marvel of minimalism. Simple, slow, beautiful.
Bleak and slow but well worth it. A film about mistrust in an absolute form. Doesn’t tell you too much, and let’s you draw the conclusion.
The first time I saw it, I couldn’t get past how boring it was. It is slow, dry, dull. But it drills into you, and I’m still thinking abt it
Brutally slow. An interesting film, no doubt- its pacing works wonders for setting tone, but at points it feels like time was wasted.
The acting is great but the story is really slow and boring.
Average western with some good actors. However, a squeaky wheel sound effect plays for the entire runtime, it’s insanely annoying
watched it for class. nice
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