What Westerns are made for.

Rating: 8/10 (11 December 2019)

A fab revivalist western and a very faithful remake. Starring hard man Russell Crowe, who plays an outlaw with a conscious and who strangely sketches the people he comes into contact with. Also with Christian Bale, who plays an honest but manic farmer; who's on a quest to prove his manhood (and to regain the lost respect of his son). The performances are first rate and with a dynamic (interesting) set of baddies. The western imagery is both stylish and iconic. The action is filmed in an old fashioned but satisfactory way.