muons This is a typical punishment and revenge movie. It starts very well with the tension building up and the events unfolding in the stagecoach and aftermath. Then, it sort of turns into a caricature of a western at the moment the colonel starts killing innocent town people wantonly. That plot may suit well to story in a Nazi concentration camp but becomes believable nowhere else including the wild West. His act is totally irrational because no one would like to create enemies out of nowhere. The pretext that colonel wanted to scare people to sell their lands cheap for the black gold also looks shaky because only after the discovery of ICE and its common use in the early 20th century, a huge demand grew for the petroleum. The one dimensional pure evil characterization of the colonel takes a lot from the movie. In Unforgiven, for example, the Sheriff acted by Gene Hackman has a much deeper character. Besides that, the cast and acting are very good. M. Mikkelsen certainly stands out in his lead acting role. The landscape scenes are beautifully shot. From start to the end, the movie never loses its pace and the length is good.

rzajac The best first thing you can say about this flick is that it's good old, down-home, operatic storytelling and character development.After that, it's icing on the cake. The production values are fantastic, and the direction and acting is spot-on.If you find western revenge dramas to be your thing, definitely check this one out.

Michael Wolfe Just another "perfect" example of demoralization of the human spirit in the form of relived tragedies! Simply a one up on who can make a more graphic movie! Our society and the media continues to desensitize our minds to such graphic death, and places a dollar figure on our souls! Don't watch this soul sucking movie.

dcnilsen It does not necessarily have to be a western...I just love any really good and well made movie whatever the genre...but I feel compelled to write a review of this movie in particular...The first time I watched it I was well pleased with it...although I was initially dismayed by the opening dialogue, which was foreign(Danish?)...but because it seemed so well shot and the scenery was so well devised, I decided I would watch it even if there wasn't a word of English in it...There was a definite sense of quality right from the getgo..and I felt even if I did not understand a word, the action would pretty much tell the story, being a western and all...Well, I was glad I stuck with it, because about 5-10 minutes in, everyone began speaking in English which was a relief....However, it was the second time watching the movie about a month later that it finally became clear just what a fine piece of work this film really is..It is all there...everything you want in a memorable movie...just the kind of effort that makes you want to watch it multiple times, because each time you find something else you did not notice the time before...One thing that really impressed me about it was the wonderful music..a plaintive Spanish guitar riffing most of the time with very tasteful violins in the background...really excellent music score...and the obvious spaghetti western influence was also there..but done tastefully and sparingly..not heavyhanded at all....ALL the characters were topflight and the dialogue and screenplay NEVER insults your intelligence...Everything was done tastefully and just the way you would want it from a historical perspective...just the right amount of dirt on everyone's face, just the right macho countenance from the actors, all the right accoutrements and firearms...all perfectly done.I am looking forward to the next viewing in perhaps another few months from now...I am sure I will find even more to be pleased about...These type of high quality movies are FEW and FAR BETWEEN these days, and I intend to savor each and every viewing in the future..