Review of Meek's Cutoff (2011) by Zack B — 27 May 2011
Brutally cruel to the audience (and characters), this film seeks to lay out -- with nearly no obvious conflicts or character development -- how truly awful it would be to trek across the west in the 19th century.
You'll leave wondering what the hell these people were thinking and how we ever settled the west at all. You'll also leave utterly unsatisfied by the lack of, well, story here, and yet hopefully riveted by the realness of it all.
No glamor here, folks. The film achieves everything it sets out to do -- unfortunately, stasis and aimless wandering are included in its goals. Recommended for folks who would've enjoyed There Will Be Blood even if it didn't have Daniel Day Lewis.
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This review of Meek's Cutoff (2011) was written by Zack B on 27 May 2011.
Meek's Cutoff has generally received positive reviews.
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