The Homesman is a terrific film. It captures that very meaning of mean winter and is sparse and terse. The story of three woman driven mad who must be taken back across the Ohio is told in a straightforward manner, and Tommy Lee Jones does an excellent job as director and co-star. This is very much a women's film - and a Western that focuses on their story is welcome - especially as it sees life as anything but rosy.
This strong, unique treatment of the Western owes much to Eastwood's style, but has a voice of its own.
This for this reviewer is one of the major films of 2014 - it has real lingering power and powerful performances, coupled to a real sense of film (the sound is superbly empty). All in all one of the better films of 2014.
This strong, unique treatment of the Western owes much to Eastwood's style, but has a voice of its own.
This for this reviewer is one of the major films of 2014 - it has real lingering power and powerful performances, coupled to a real sense of film (the sound is superbly empty). All in all one of the better films of 2014.