Review of The Homesman (2014) by Todd C — 01 Dec 2014

History will revere this film as one of the best Westerns ever made.

This review of The Homesman (2014) was written by Todd C on 01 Dec 2014.

The Homesman has generally received positive reviews.

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By Christina K (87) on 12 Mar 2016

A movie experience I am not likely to forget and I have seen (and forgotten) many, many Western Movies. Quiet, strong, haunting and magnificent…

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By Richard I (201) on 20 Jan 2018

This film combines weak acting, a contrived plot, and brittle filming. Tommy Lee Jones should stick with acting…

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By Kathleen G (31) on 27 Jan 2019

This is perhaps at once the most beautifully scripted, filmed, and acted story, and also the most disheartening and dispiriting film I've ever…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 06 Jun 2016

If 'The Homesman' proves anything, it's that there's no movie that can't get a shot in the arm from a couple scenes of Tommy Lee Jones hollerin…

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By Caitlin M (164) on 02 Sep 2018

I thought How could this movie be bad? It has Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank and Meryl Streep in it! The critics here gave it 81%…

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By Jake A (1,026) on 19 Mar 2017

Though by no means the best the genre has to offer this is a Western like few others with the primary focus being on the hardships and expectations…

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By Ninon M (145) on 24 Oct 2017

Tommy Lee Jones's 'The Homesman' is an austere western which may please (I guess so...) some buffs for its setting but that's unlikely to satisfy…

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By John B (4,244) on 17 Nov 2018

I love this film for so many reasons. I found myself wanting to relate to one woman, and could not…

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By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 12 Jun 2016

A fair portion of Tommy Lee's life has been dedicated to telling stories about schlepping variously incapacitated or dead people long distances…

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By Spencer W (63) on 05 Dec 2015

This movie is a realistic approach to managing your life and worth during the old west…

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