An average movie

I had no idea what to expect from this movie but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Apparently, some critics praised it and even called it a Feminist Western (Not all critics did love it though) but, to be honest, it never really impressed me. Sure, I have to admit it, I really liked the gothic mood in the beginning scenes and it all looked visually pretty neat and convincing. Unfortunately, fairly quickly, the story turned out be decent but not much more that and, above all, it all felt just too derivative. Seriously, I think about 80% was identical to ‘The Beguiled’. To make things worse, none of the characters involved was really interesting. Eventually, the worst one was probably Hailee Steinfeld’s character. Indeed, I won’t blame Steinfeld, she did what she could with what she was provided but, basically, her character was such a walking cliché as your typical racist Southern brat. Of course, by the end, after she was saved by her slave, she suddenly became less ignorant  and started to consider Mad as something slightly more valuable than a piece of furniture and this character’s arc was just so predictable and rather tedious. Still, I can’t remember the last time I saw Brit Marling (in fact, it is hardly surprising since she hasn’t made a new movie since 2014) but she is so fascinating and, in my opinion, she must be of the most charismatic actress of her generation. Here, it was impressive how much she managed to do with this material and she completely disappeared in her character. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I have to admit that it was a decent watch though and I think is worth a look, even if the damned thing was still terribly forgettable.

6/10