Growing up with a Turkish father and an Irish-Catholic mother, there were very few things they've agreed on. Weather it's religion, culinary taste, or what would be considered a "Nuclear Family", the arguments where overwhelming and the "peace time" were few and far in between. When ever the house was completely silent, it was almost a certainty due to the fact that my father and I were watching a western...weather it was John Wayne (the worst but he paved the way) or Clint Eastwood (my personal favorite).
To me, in my opinion, this movie captures a story, that would otherwise have gone unnoticed, like a tumble weed blown down a barren yet undiscovered landscape but nevertheless would offer insight into a forgotten and lawless time. Maybe I'm biased because I am a personal fan of Kirsten Dunst (Virgin Suicides / Melancholia / Fargo ) and Jessie Plemons (Breaking Bad / Black Mirror / The Irishmen / Fargo (see above)), but the quiet scenes layered on the rustic atmosphere felt authentic and genuine...to a fault.
Now here is where I am lifting my index finger to adjust my nerdy glasses to say "well aaahhchtually" in a pretentions manner yet have no right too..esp since I'm also a HUGE comic enthusiast (basically my personal religion)..but.... Benedict Cumberbatch, for all his genius in his own right (check out "The Imitation Game", "Four Lions", or "Black Mass")...when it comes to a grizzled emotionally damaged rancher, I'm just not buying it. Maybe his "r's" are too hard, or he articulates way to well for someone who has been drinking, the accent and pronunciation takes me out of the environment, and leaves me feeling like I'm watching Broadway. It would be easier to dismiss if one of my favorite westerns (3:10 Tu Yuma) didn't star an British and Australian actor. Needless to say, BD's mannerisms, his twitches and ticks, were all there and on point...but the for a rancher in his position, should almost sound like someone who gargles gravel, not someone who is aware of his dictating someone else's narrative to a college admissions professor or whatever.
Also...the Ice Berg salad that Kristen Dunst served in the first quarter of the move looked WAY too fresh, I don't think supply chains were that efficient back then.
In any case, this my first review, my "two cents worth half-a-penny", but despite my nerdy pin-pricks. A great story and a tale worth watching.
To me, in my opinion, this movie captures a story, that would otherwise have gone unnoticed, like a tumble weed blown down a barren yet undiscovered landscape but nevertheless would offer insight into a forgotten and lawless time. Maybe I'm biased because I am a personal fan of Kirsten Dunst (Virgin Suicides / Melancholia / Fargo ) and Jessie Plemons (Breaking Bad / Black Mirror / The Irishmen / Fargo (see above)), but the quiet scenes layered on the rustic atmosphere felt authentic and genuine...to a fault.
Now here is where I am lifting my index finger to adjust my nerdy glasses to say "well aaahhchtually" in a pretentions manner yet have no right too..esp since I'm also a HUGE comic enthusiast (basically my personal religion)..but.... Benedict Cumberbatch, for all his genius in his own right (check out "The Imitation Game", "Four Lions", or "Black Mass")...when it comes to a grizzled emotionally damaged rancher, I'm just not buying it. Maybe his "r's" are too hard, or he articulates way to well for someone who has been drinking, the accent and pronunciation takes me out of the environment, and leaves me feeling like I'm watching Broadway. It would be easier to dismiss if one of my favorite westerns (3:10 Tu Yuma) didn't star an British and Australian actor. Needless to say, BD's mannerisms, his twitches and ticks, were all there and on point...but the for a rancher in his position, should almost sound like someone who gargles gravel, not someone who is aware of his dictating someone else's narrative to a college admissions professor or whatever.
Also...the Ice Berg salad that Kristen Dunst served in the first quarter of the move looked WAY too fresh, I don't think supply chains were that efficient back then.
In any case, this my first review, my "two cents worth half-a-penny", but despite my nerdy pin-pricks. A great story and a tale worth watching.