confusing,....

Rating: Null/10 (26 June 2009)

really this movie left me with a very confusing feeling,... i liked about 9/10th of the movie very very much, and most of it really pleased me. but the 1/10th I didn't liked was so horrible bad,I still don't know what to think.
first the GOOD:
I enjoyed the story, the acting performances( not only bale and crowe are acting marvelous) the pace of the story, the gun battles, and the build up to the climax was for me nothing less then incredible and very good film-making of a very high level!
but then the BAD.
there were minor things in the plot I asked myself some questions about the plausibility. but as I am watching a movie for the first time, I always intend to stay as positive as possible, so I can enjoy the ride until the very end ,nontheless they're maybe "matters" i don't agree with
examples of what I didn't understand is why the guarding crew is treating their prisoner almost like a teddy bear after he multiple times proves what kind of a vicious tricky bandit he is. I had also difficulties with the apaches,... knowing you are deep in enemy apache territory, you make a fire to make it cosy so bloodthirsty apaches can see you from like 50miles far???
oh and what do they do when they get eventually attacked??? no one even attempt to put the fire OUT??
and for me it was also a little bit far fetched why bales character so desperately want to impress his son so he accept a 100% SUICIDICAL mission. pure righteousness has also it limits!
then I come finally with the UGLY :
the entire last 5 minutes
1 Crowe's gang convinces easily 20+ men to shoot bale. after the gang see the angry mob are just gang ho and simply aiming for both bale and crow, the posse gets rid of the mob. oh and what do they do then? yes exactly the same and going complete gang loose on both characters,... a bit weird to me.
2 bale dodged like 10.000 bullets in the final scene and what does he do when he finally accomplishes his mission,... oh he wants a cheesy goodbye and turned his back, uncovered to the side, a few second earlier 8 or so excellent marksmen were going berserk on him.
3 so logical he gets shot and then lord dear lord Russell crow finally redeems himself and wipe out his own gang who have shown the most extreme form of loyalty towards him. a gang which he had robbed ,killed so much, probably had many good adventures, shared both good and hard moments partied etc. a gang which would do anything to free their leader.
for me that was the most f*cked up plot twist I enduranced since "war of the worlds" so pity 10 minutes can cause so so much damage, because I repeat I almost liked everything.
to me the film definitely deserves praise and good critics, but I've notices that the critics are also blind for its flaws, and believe me the flaws aren't just flaws, they are simply big time screw ups