Review of Hostiles (2017) by Horizonbts — 27 Jan 2018

Reminiscient of one of my all time favorites "Dances with Wolves"!! The performances by Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, and Wes Studi are way over the top as well as others! The cinematography is great, but not quite as good as it was with the previous mentioned "Dances wtih Wolves", but still some breath taking scenes! The story is riveting and as myself had the whole audience glued to the screen, even at some of the quieter moments you could hear a pin drop.

The stories dialouge at the onset was hard to follow at times, but once Captain Joseph Blocker had his orders to deliver his hated enemy Chief Yellow Hawk to his home the story quickened and never let you go on thier perilous journey across country.

I found the relationships with the Captain's other fellow officers to be deep and well thought out, along with the deep seated history that they had experienced in the past with the so called hostiles.

I can't give alway too much as I don't want to be a spoiler, but the story that unfolded following years of prejudice and hatred was one to remember as they all had to look deep into their souls! There are so many moments in the movie that will make you want to reflect on perhaps some of your own experiences.

Kudo's to director Scott Cooper, the script, and actors for weaving this into a real gem. Wanted to give it a 10, but in the end I gave it a 9 due to some slow dialouge in the beginning, and a few slow spots that could have been edited or left behind.

Still a very captivating and emotional movie certainly one not to miss on the big screen!! One I want to experience again.