Nice post 2000 western

Rating: 7/10 (10 February 2015)

I rarely look at western movies with high regard since to me there's quite nothing else there is western setting to tell a story from. But this movie proves that we can insert nice drama into the action, even into the age old western base plot of outlaws and lawmen. Although there's simply a huge plot gap whether how did Wade get to be so stupid as in escaping twice already but ending up to recaptured again and again, is quite a flaw for me about this movie. But the ending gives this movie the nice touch it needed to give itself an edge to differentiate it from other westerns. It's very neat to see that finally Wade changed as a character in the end, even that means sacrificing his own gang. The acting overall is good. Russell Crowe is strong as usual in giving life to this type of role he played. Christian Bale did very well in acting up the westerner, yawning up his mouth almost all the entire time. Logan Lerman succeeded in his role and get the attention he needed as a young actor. Having Ben Foster and Kevin Durand nicely completes the whole dangerous aura and mood of the movie.