Review of The Homesman (2014) by Tony S — 15 Feb 2015

Pretty decent western, mainly due to the great cast.

This review of The Homesman (2014) was written by Tony S on 15 Feb 2015.

The Homesman has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Josè M (1,677) on 01 Apr 2016

La ví con pocas expectativas y terminó gustandome, a ver las otras peliculas dirigidas por Tommy Lee Jones…

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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 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 Farah R (1,015) on 18 Apr 2016

Huh. It was one of those toss the baby in the $#!tter, sew your !$ together, burn down the hotel and steal the suckling pig movies…

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By Andrew K (2,033) on 31 May 2017

Very atmospheric film with a strong sense of place. There are a twist which I found totally unexpected and it turned the film on its head…

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By Stan_G (104) on 06 Aug 2018

Well-acted and written even if it takes a while for things to take off…

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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 M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 16 Oct 2017

It's a film worth seeing before the crowd of Oscar contenders sweeps it out of the way for the holiday season…

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By Lezee (801) on 13 Jul 2016

An unusual western road trip drama. A novel based film starred and directed by the 70 years old Tommy Lee Jones…

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