A solid throwback

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2018)

I will fully admit that this movie goes well beyond slightly implausible to fairly ridiculous (especially over the last 20 minutes or so). But here's the thing: it earned the right to do so with great performances, stellar direction, and a perfectly paced story. Everything works. So when it inevitably devolves into a clichÃ© Western shoot em up, you care way too much to be bothered by it. Crowe and Bale alone make this one worth a couple hours.