Review of Meek's Cutoff (2011) by Tyler H — 22 Sep 2011
Haunting, elegaic and not like anything else, Kelly Reichardt's MEEK'S CUTOFF is a non-western western about a tiny, besieged group of pioneers trudging west on some barely defined trail, and heading quite sadly off it.
I loved Reichardt's WENDY AND LUCY and pretty much hated her OLD JOY, so I didn't know how this would go for me, but the sad, deliberate, hushed pace of this movie is hypnotic in the best ways (it reminded me a little of Gus Van Sandt's amazing GERRY), and the acting is so full of despair and dread that you don't even need to hear words to get what's going on.
And make no mistake, you often don't. But there's a lot here, and it ends on a note that is, though undefinable, somehow exactly right.
This review of Meek's Cutoff (2011) was written by Tyler H on 22 Sep 2011.
Meek's Cutoff has generally received positive reviews.
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