I'd wanted to watch this film and I was favourably impressed. I always like watching Ed Harris films; the presence of Viggo Mortensen as well was a bonus. It was a simple lawman movie, a buddy movie, but made complex by the rather ambiguous personality played by Ed Harris, and by the complicated needs of the love interest, a woman whose needs, shall we say, could not be met by only one man.
It was an enjoyable film - I enjoy ambiguity in films. I like Ed Harris; his character here was shy and reserved, yet also a tough and capable gunslinger and lawman. The baddie, played by Jeremy Irons, was straight out of “Unforgiven” – an erudite and well-spoken Englishman. Lots of facial hair, lots of tough loners, some love interest and some interesting exploration of complicated ideas. At the end of the day, though, it was a simple and unsophisticated treatment of a very complex topic, and done well.
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