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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2021 16:01:17 GMT
Superman's parents face off against a psychopathic Leslie Manville in this thrilling neo-western. This is not the movie I was expecting based on the IMDB plot description and the poster. Looked like some mundane family drama. To be fair though, I just noticed that the divider line on the poster is a shotgun. The story is nothing particularly new (the second half sort of reminds me of Justified: Season 2), but it is a very well-made and very well-acted movie. 8/10
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Post by politicidal on Nov 10, 2021 19:44:21 GMT
5/10. I liked Costner and Manville's performances. Diane Lane's character really turned me off with her self-righteous streak even if the daughter-in-law was an utter dolt. Nice shootout at the end though.
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2021 19:57:31 GMT
5/10. I liked Costner and Manville's performances. Diane Lane's character really turned me off with her self-righteous streak even if the daughter-in-law was an utter dolt. Nice shootout at the end though. Interesting. She was my favorite character (though I understand where you are coming from) and I think her performance is one of the best of her career. Deserved in Oscar nomination imo.
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Post by movielover on Nov 10, 2021 19:58:06 GMT
6/10 - I enjoyed the 1st half, but didn’t like the 2nd half. I thought it was ridiculous that Costner, a former police officer, is pointing a gun at the bad guys, but they are still able to jump him and get his gun. I hated what they did to him as well as the way the movie ended. Very unsatisfying 3rd act ruined what could’ve been a good movie. |
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2021 20:03:55 GMT
6/10 - I enjoyed the 1st half, but didn’t like the 2nd half. I thought it was ridiculous that Costner, a former police officer, is pointing a gun at the bad guys, but they are still able to jump him and get his gun. I hated what they did to him as well as the way the movie ended. Very unsatisfying ending ruined what could’ve been a good movie. The second half is why I like the movie so much. I bought that they were able to get the upper hand in the motel and I was satisfied with his character's sacrifice. For him to come out of that situation alive at the end would have been hard to believe.
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2021 20:27:19 GMT
6/10 - I enjoyed the 1st half, but didn’t like the 2nd half. I thought it was ridiculous that Costner, a former police officer, is pointing a gun at the bad guys, but they are still able to jump him and get his gun. I hated what they did to him as well as the way the movie ended. Very unsatisfying 3rd act ruined what could’ve been a good movie. I will say that the scene in the motel is the one I had the most issues with in the movie though. Him not asking through the door to make sure it is the former daughter and law was a bit hard to believe and so is the fact that the Manville clan didn't bring any guns, though they are shown to be overconfident in their power. The scene is just so fucking intense though and it made my blood boil. I love scenes like that and can overlook certain hard to believe things because I am such a big fan of scenes like that. The scene is extremely well acted as well.
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Post by movielover on Nov 10, 2021 20:35:17 GMT
6/10 - I enjoyed the 1st half, but didn’t like the 2nd half. I thought it was ridiculous that Costner, a former police officer, is pointing a gun at the bad guys, but they are still able to jump him and get his gun. I hated what they did to him as well as the way the movie ended. Very unsatisfying 3rd act ruined what could’ve been a good movie. I will say that the scene in the motel is the one I had the most issues with in the movie though. Him not asking through the door to make sure it is the former daughter and law was a bit hard to believe and so is the fact that the Manville clan didn't bring any guns, though they are shown to be overconfident in their power. The scene is just so fucking intense though and it made my blood boil. I love scenes like that and can overlook certain hard to believe things because I am such a big fan of scenes like that. The scene is extremely well acted as well. I agree the movie is very intense and “blood boiling.”
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 10, 2021 20:37:37 GMT
I will say that the scene in the motel is the one I had the most issues with in the movie though. Him not asking through the door to make sure it is the former daughter in law was a bit hard to believe and so is the fact that the Manville clan didn't bring any guns, though they are shown to be overconfident in their power. The scene is just so fucking intense though and it made my blood boil. I love scenes like that and can overlook certain hard to believe things because I am such a big fan of scenes like that. The scene is extremely well acted as well. I agree the movie is very intense and “blood boiling.”
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