Review of Slow West (2015) by Hotfromcauldron — 16 May 2015
John MacClean’s film debut - Slow West - shows he’s heading in the right direction.
Within the first few frames there is an odd coupling of Jay and Silas , a boy and a man, a dreamer and a survivor, and civility and brutality. Colorado, 1870, is pioneers, gangs, indians and immigrants. Trust in nonexistent , murder is as commonplace as pissing in the woods and fame is measured by the size of your reward on a wanted poster. Fassbender is understated, Smit-Mcphee is innocence, supporting characters are quirky and dialogue is quip. There are golden nuggets to pan in this love story with a bloody good ending.
This review of Slow West (2015) was written by Hotfromcauldron on 16 May 2015.
Slow West has generally received positive reviews.
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