Review of Hostiles (2017) by Bruce B — 31 Jan 2018

A story about how brutal life was 120 yrs ago...

This review of Hostiles (2017) was written by Bruce B on 31 Jan 2018.

Hostiles has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ray Z (5) on 10 Dec 2018

Say what you want about what you wanted the plot and moral to be for this story - it sets up a hypothetical story from the 1890's and delivers…

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By Siriporn P (103) on 04 Nov 2018

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By D0Vla11 (45) on 25 Nov 2018

Christian Bale's amazing acting, the story of the movie, the music, the intense atmosphere that was built pretty good…

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By Louisa Moore (249) for Screen Zealots (249) on 21 Dec 2018

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By Tim T (281) on 31 Dec 2018

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By Augustwo (10) on 09 Apr 2020

The scenery/visuals on my TV were spectacular...think Dances with Wolves. C. Bale was great as usual…

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By John F (961) on 01 Dec 2018

Eff the critics I loved it. One of the best endings ever…

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By Andrew Wyatt (80) for The Lens (79) on 07 Dec 2018

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By Caleb J (251) on 14 Nov 2018

I'm glad they still make Westerns and this might not be one of the great ones but it was very well-acted and updated to a shall we say contemporary…

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