I was really impressed by this great movie and the low rating seems totally unjustified to me. Sometimes you see a painting where it is not the content that catches your eye, but the way that it is painted. I would say that i have that experience with this movie: a well crafted piece of art. The acting is superb, the sound, music and scenery fit well together and create the perfect atmosphere for this story. Not a complex or spectacular story, but intriguing, and beautifully painted. Absolutely a must see for those who appreciate quality.

Okay so I had to give it a 10 to address the balance here folks. It may not be the best movie ever committed to celluloid but it is worth a 7 just for the subject matter alone. Errrr endemic racism in the American South. Xenophobia towards Mexicans. Remind you of anything? Yes it does leave some looses ends ... but that only troubles those without an imagination! It does have some gruesome moments and the 'hero' can be a little annoying in his quest for the truth. But hey, as I have said, it is no High Plains Drifter! I'd give the acting a seven out of ten. It is atmospheric, the music works well. If you don't like Western's then you may not like it otherwise watch it. Its very entertaining.

Creepy Western with its Paranormal Conceits never quite Grabbing the Movie and Maintaining. It can be Disturbing at times and Slants towards the Unusual. But these Genre-Bending Elements lose their Grip and Slip.It's a Well Mounted Movie with some Sharp Cinematography and the Acting is Fine all around with Woody Harrelson's Quirky Persona put to Good use and Liam Hemsworth as the Stalwart Texas Ranger never wavering from Determined Grit. His Wife (Alice Braga), along for the Ride, encounters Forces Beyond Her Control and Her Side Story may be the Film's Unexplored Territory.Violent as an Arty Western needs to be, but the Movie loses its Uniqueness and Impact when it Strays from the Spiritual Good vs Evil Stuff and Returns to the Standard Western Template. A Western not for all tastes, but Good Enough for Fans willing to Explore the Unusual in the Genre.A Missed Opportunity but still Worth a Watch.

Lately I have been watching lots of blacklisted screenplay films. Some of them were really good, but most of them were not. This is one of those, and I'm not convinced. The story wise, it was decent, until the secret was revealed. After that part, it's become completely uninterested. Because that twist was not par with any decent western film. In fact, it was same as what we had seen in those that sets in the modern day themes, but here it was in the second half of the 1800s.So the story was the bad thing for this, but the actors were good. I liked the Liam Hemsworth. Woody Harrelson was not bad either, but his negative kind of role pushes us away from liking him and so the Alice Braga. It opened well, but did not develop and end well. If you are looking for a good western with the story, this is not for you. You should not try this just for the performances, because I don't think it is worth that much. Definitely, I won't recommend it on that ground, but there's always people for all kinds of films, so I won't surprise if you say it is a better film than what I said.4/10