An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I turned out to be actually slightly disappointing. I mean, I have to admit it, the concept was interesting. Indeed, it was the first time I saw a movie focusing on the psychological damage following the harsh living conditions on the Frontier. Unfortunately, the first issue was that we never get to know these 3 women. Sure, they gave us a few flashback scenes explaining how and why they snapped at some point but we never got to see them before. To make things worse, they became more apathic and lifeless as the story moved forward so it was rather difficult to relate with them and care for what might happen to them. Still, they did something so bold in this movie, something I had never seen before and I have watched more than 6000 movies by now. Indeed, before the 3rd act, they actually killed the main character and not with an accident, some random illness or a brutal murder but by suicide. Following what happened to this poor woman, it was actually an understandable outcome but it was so shocking mostly because we are so used that the main character somehow ALWAYS prevail, no matter the dramas and obstacles they have to face. In this case, the main character basically just gave up before the story was actually finished and it went against the most basic narrative rules. So, for this bold move, this movie did get a few extra points from me but, to be honest, the rest was pretty much a rather generic Western road trip and while it was well made with a solid cast, it never really dazzled me. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.