Not really my style of movie but still enjoyable

Rating: 7/10 (14 July 2015)

When I go to watch a movie, i don't like to watch any previews or read reviews because i don't want to see any of the scenes beforehand and come to pre-conclusions. So, i didn't really know what to expect from this film. When i saw that Christian Bale and Russell Crowe were in it i had to see it. This isn't a bad movie by any stretch but it just wasn't my type of movie. The movie takes place in late 1800's in the western United States. I don't like western movies with horses and lots of shootouts so this isn't a movie that i am eager to watch again. Bale, in particular seemed out of place in this film. Russell Crowe played the lead antagonist well but I never felt like it was a classic performance such as Gladiator or Beautiful Mind. I had no idea that this was a re-make so I couldn't make any comparisons to the original.
7/10 Not bad. I was able to make it through the whole movie but westerns are not my favorite. There was some tense moments that i enjoyed and the movie has a great cinematic feel to it.