Very solid film with excellent performances

Rating: 9/10 (4 October 2007)

I had some lofty expectations for this film going in, and was not disappointed. I had already prepared myself for the runtime, and personally didn't have much issue with it. Sure, perhaps 15-20 mins could have been cropped, but I was enthralled. This is a brooding picture, the mood is dark and the scenery incredible. Possible awards nods for production design and cinematography are obvious, as well the stand out performances of Affleck and Pitt. This is an excellent character study and one of the best westerns of recent memory. People who are calling out this film for being boring or pretentious are probably the same ones who were calling "Transformers" the best movie of the year.