Hostiles
is a dark and brutal viewing experience. However, if you can stomach it you
will be rewarded with one of the best Westerns in years. This movie is about a
Native American hating Army captain in 1892 who is ordered to escort a Cheyenne
chief and his family across a dangerous territory. Christian Bale gives an
incredible performance as the Army captain. He brings a lot to what would
normally be a standard character. Rosamund Pike is also giving quite a good
performance as a woman who has lost everything. Wes Studi gives a great
performance as the Cheyenne chief. All the other side performances are really
good as well, but this movie belongs to Bale. Director and Writer Scott Cooper
does a fantastic job of slowly building tension throughout. Despite its slow
pace, the story and acting kept me engaged the whole time. The real standout
here is the cinematography by Masanobu Takayanagi. This is a beautiful movie
and some of the shots left me in awe. As for flaws, there is one subplot
towards the end of the film that felt unnecessary and would have helped with the
pacing if it was cut out. Overall, Hostiles is a slow-paced brutal movie.
However, it is also a fantastic story that is worth your time.
8.5/10
movies365 - Forget the talk of the film being slow, this isn't an action film or an old school shoot 'em up western, anyone looking for that should search elsewhere. Whilst there some great action scenes, where hostiles excels is in setting the tone for an early American world where law and order rest of gun power. The cinematography is exceptional, meanwhile Christian Bale is superb playing a army captain who is seemingly tough and unflinching but shows an undertone of melancholy, Rosamunde Pike pulls of a great performance as a woman thrust into the ugly world of war and anarchy by a brutal attack on her family home, a scene is exceptional and unapologetically shocking. Overall the film is about the futility of trying to civilise a wild land built on violence, and about the tragedy and the sheer pointlessness of conflict against fellow man.
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