Review of The Homesman (2014) by Myles S — 19 Sep 2014

Meh... It's OK... Tommy Lee Jones is good.

This review of The Homesman (2014) was written by Myles S on 19 Sep 2014.

The Homesman has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tom S (1,076) on 06 Mar 2017

Life for those settling the west was very, very tough…

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This was a surprisingly good movie. The shit thats said in this movie is fucking gold, funny as shit. Pretty sad too doh…

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By John W (1,851) on 20 Jan 2018

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By Mamie M (5) on 10 Mar 2016

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By Farah R (1,015) on 18 Apr 2016

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As a director, he's batted it out of the park. Twice…

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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 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 Bill C (822) on 06 Mar 2016

In one of the DVD special features Tommy Lee Jones gives us a short lecture about the elusiveness of defining the western genre, then describes…

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