Review of The Claim (2000) by Alex S — 09 Feb 2012

Wes Bentley and Thomas Hardy storytelling = love.

This review of The Claim (2000) was written by Alex S on 09 Feb 2012.

The Claim has generally received positive reviews.

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 29 Sep 2014

A numb, oddly dispassionate trudge toward predestined doom, inevitable in all the wrong ways…

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By Helena M (211) on 21 Sep 2009

To be fair, the directing & acting (with such practical cast) were actually decent. The story, however, is really repulsively uninteresting…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 03 Aug 2017

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By Dereca B (1) on 11 Sep 2016

I love westerns but this was so slow paced it was hard to sit through. More style than plot…

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By Marnie Z (226) on 31 Dec 2008

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By Sarah E (413) on 09 Feb 2011

Here's a movie that sticks to its vision, and I can appreciate that…

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By Sara G (258) on 21 Jul 2008

As many other reviewers have noted, yes, it does move slowly…

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By Betsy H (77) on 06 Apr 2008

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By Lenny T (1) on 09 Jan 2013

As versatile as ever, Winterbottom's western is one of his most underappreciated films. Milla Jovovich singing the fado? Yes, please…

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By Mec R (628) on 24 Mar 2008

The acting was very, very good; of course Polley was her usual subtle, sad, pretty self. The rest were equally tragic…

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