Slow West (2015)

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

If people in the Wild West had killed each other at the rate shown in this film, it would still be wilderness.Appeals to those who think extreme violence is normal.The reality is that most people cooperate in a harsh environment. Violence was mostly personal. Criminals were rare.

I do like a good western and this film has some decent actors so I thought I would give it a shot but boy this film is really bad. The premise of the film sees a young man looking for a girl with the help of a mysterious bounty hunter. Kodi- smit mcphee plays our main hero in this film and he is just very bland and dull. I get it that we are meant to feel sorry for him but I never cared about him at all throughout this entire film. Michael fassbender is one of the best actors in Hollywood and he is totally the best part of this film. He is a pretty cool bounty hunter but even he isn't given much to work with in this film. Ben mendelsohn is in this film and he does an okay job in the film even though he feels really unnecessary in this film. Everybody in this film has absolutely no development and it hurts the film so much as you don't care about anybody. The story is so dull and has no uniqueness to it, it movies really slowly and actually makes no sense. The film is just so slow and has no depth to it's plot or characters and actually becomes a bit confusing to follow. The script has no unique drama or humour in it that doesn't help make any of these characters interesting. The style of the film is very bland and It just doesn't get you excited at all. Overall I really hated this movie and if you are a fan of westerns then you should avoid this film at all cost.

The film is clunky in parts, jumps are made through the plot where maybe it could be a smoother transition, however it is done for a reason, because the west and the reasons for going have never been coherent, more guttural.On the whole the story is complex, the characters invigorating, and the tension of plot twists delivered in a delightfully accessible manner that some how slips the mind's noose, for both the audience and the characters.Slow West is indeed slow, but only because it takes its time to deliver a story worth telling.

I was so genuinely charmed by this movie that I decided to write a review for the first time as a member of IMDb. I watched this movie without knowing what to expect. I had just watched Hateful 8 and was quite disappointed with the ending. So when I was a bit skeptical when I was about to watch another western movie from a new director. But all my apprehensions disappeared 5 minutes into the movie. Its quite an impressive debut for director John Maclean. Slow West revolvers around a young Scottish boys journey into the 19th century outlaw America in the search for the girl he loves. In his journey he is accompanied by a mysterious outlaw in Michael Fassbender. The plot seems pretty simple and the movie itself is only 90 mins. However within that time the movie is able to portray the wilderness of the 19th century, A young mans quest for love, and an outlaws way of life. However its the ending that makes you wonder what exactly the message of this movie. And for as simple as it is it does make you think for a while.