Review of Hostiles (2017) by Mark B — 25 Jan 2018

Best western drama in 30 years. Christian Bale gives best performance ever. Academy Award Time.

This review of Hostiles (2017) was written by Mark B on 25 Jan 2018.

Hostiles has generally received positive reviews.

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

A handsome-looking, brutal and barbaric film with lofty ambitions that's worth seeing if only for these reasons (and Christian Bale's performance)…

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By Mark D (2,239) on 21 Dec 2018

Bottom line: Top notch acting performances for a well written and deeply emotional thought provoking movie. Look forward to watching this again…

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By Matt Ward (84) for Cinematic Considerations (84) on 05 Nov 2018

Director Scott Cooper's fourth feature film makes major strides towards deep meaning, but occasionally falters while on the journey for truth…

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By Charlie L (477) 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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By Andrew Wyatt (80) for The Lens (79) on 07 Dec 2018

The film's mood is overwhelmingly bitter, despairing, and exhausted, reflecting the characters' preoccupation with the world's capricious cruelty…

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By Dragonfly44 (103) on 21 Jan 2019

Visually it’s beautiful and the acting is solid…

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By Alistair Ryder (351) for The Digital Fix (54) on 12 Nov 2018

Increases the boredom factor the more it chooses to brood instead of engage with the plights of its characters…

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By John Hanlon (483) for John Hanlon Reviews (327) on 18 Nov 2018

Morally provocative and thoughtful, this Western offers a few standout performances (including a great supporting turn by Rosamund Pike)…

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By Berik (76) on 06 Aug 2019

Gruesome, brutal and shocking. A strong stomach is required as this movie will test how much missery you can take from watching a movie…

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By Jajom (1) on 10 Feb 2019

Loved this. Cried in three separate places. Christian Bale is really good and believable in this. But we’ll done to the whole cast…

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