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She Was the Deputy's Wife (2021)
Superb story
This film will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is a unique story with some incredible twists. The acting is excellent as is the cinematoraphy. I've been back to watch it several times to catch all the subtleties in the action and dialogue.
The characters evoke strong reactions, even more so when a plot twist challenges your perception of reality as the film presents it. This is my favorite of the 12 Westerns that have been release on-line so far.
Bastard's Crossing (2021)
Refreshingly honest and believeable
I enjoyed this movie. I contacted the Director shortly after watching it to tell him how quickly I got sucked into the movie. The music during the opening credits and early part of the film was a harbinger of doom, but what exactly? This kept me guessing as to what it could possibly be with a leading character who is so easy to empathize with. I felt so sorry for Cam and his difficult life as I'm sure many other viewers did. The music keeps telling us something is going to happen and the plot twists give us clues, but it isn't until just before the mid-point where the movie takes off and we realize we are on a train ride we can't get off off.
The movie will hold your excitement until the very end. Well worth watching. I'd watch it a second time to enjoy the subtleties in the action.
I enjoy these types of movies because they are very believable. This is something that could actually happen, not a fantastical story. There are psychological and thrilling elements without being over dramatic, frightening, or gory. The sets are basic which feels very appropriate to the era.
The characters have a sense of innocence which works very well for this type of film, where a good character goes bad. Another reviewer wrote that they weren't expecting A-list talent on a lower budget film. I don't think that would even work for something like this. We need innocent, realistic people that we can empathize with.
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The opening music had me convinced that a dead body was just around the corner. After the first death, albeit in a freak accident, I thought ok, I'm on the right track, but the music kept suggesting that more was to come. When Cam finally snapped I thought oh wow, this is so bad but so awesome at the same time! from there I was completely hooked. I didn't care whether the acting was A-list or B-list or whatever because everyone did a good job portraying their specific character and the outcome although a surprise every step of the way, it was still totally believable.