A great story, if you don't fall asleep...

Rating: 5/10 (25 October 2007)

This had potential to be an extremely good movie. It had potential to be one of the finest Western movies made in this decade. However, for some people it gives off the classic "Did I watch the same movie that everybody else watched" type of vibe. The movie moved slower than this year's Notre Dame offense, and had the excitement level of watching the Detroit Red Wings home opener. I am one of the biggest Western fans out there, but I struggled just to stay awake during the near three-hour film. It ends giving you a sense of morbidness, while some parts of the movie seem like more of a horror than a Western. Why do most people go to see Western Films??? Action!!! Action!!! Action!!! There wasn't even one good shootout scene in the entire film. And the narration just gave another weird sense of awkwardness towards the film.
Some people are trying to say that this is one of the best Western films of the era, but in my opinion, its not even the best one of the year. The remake of the classic 3:10 to Yuma was much more intense and exciting than this movie.
Yes, this is all just my opinion, and I'm sure many of you will disagree, but once again, a great story, but poor transitions and terrible lack of action and suspense.