Review of In a Valley of Violence (2016) by Richard S — 10 Apr 2017
Ti West is mostly known for horrors, most of which are straight to DVD fodder yet are still surprisingly entertaining. Therefore I was interested to see what he was going to do with a western with some bigger film stars than his usual cast.
Ethan Hawke basically plays John Wick transported back to the wild west. He is an ex-military man who gets into an argument with the locals which then results in the death of his dog. This then leads to a bloody trail of vengeance through the town which is overseen by corrupt marshal John Travolta.
It's a pretty decent revenge thriller that doesn't take itself too seriously, just like most of the director's movies. I think it would have made a better film without the humour as it did feel a little misplaced at times.
This is a film that loiters on the perimeter of the grindhouse movies and so of you're a fan of those movies you may just enjoy this one too.
This review of In a Valley of Violence (2016) was written by Richard S on 10 Apr 2017.
In a Valley of Violence has generally received mixed reviews.
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