Review of Jane Got a Gun (2015) by Valerie S — 31 Aug 2016

Given what I've read about the casting issues, this movie was a delightful surprise on Netflix. I'd never heard of it, but I like Natalie Portman so I figured I'd give it a shot. Yes, the title is all wrong for the movie and is a little misleading, but it's not a deal breaker on a decent movie.

I really liked Portman as a strong female lead in a western. It worked. I became a big fan of Joel Edgerton as well. I didn't love the casting of the husband, they had no on screen connection, but maybe that was the point, she wasn't in love with the guy, she cared about him, but that was really the end of it.

I did think the villainy of Ewan McGregor could've been better fleshed out, but considering the script was rewritten, I'm not going to nitpick. I found him to have good screen presence and he's always fun to watch.

The backstory was well fit into the main story, it drew me in to the characters. There were no boring moments, it is a little predictable, but it's a movie, it's supposed to be entertaining, and I was entertained.