An average movie

Since I really loved ‘Pollock’, Ed Harris’ directing debut, I was really eager to check out this follow-up. My guess is that Harris always wanted to be in a Western but since this genre is not so popular anymore, the only way for him was to direct one himself. Even though it was not as impressive as ‘Pollock’, it was still fairly enjoyable. Indeed, the directing was, once again, solid and, even though the plot was rather pedestrian, there was a great chemistry between Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen and they both gave some pretty good performances. Unfortunately, they added a woman to the story and, from that point, the whole thing became rather underwhelming. Basically, Zellweger played her typical quirky chick which was not really a bad thing, but what was more annoying, is the way this woman influenced the whole plot and Ed Harris’ behavior. I mean, at least 3 or 4 times during the whole thing, I thought to myself ‘Dump the b*tch, for crying out loud!’ but, for no reasonable reasons, he sticks with her which terribly undermined his character. To conclude, even though it was slightly disappointing, I still think it is worth a look though, especially if you like the genre.

6/10