Martyn Rushton

Slow-burn, relationship-focused and visually stunning film set in the old West. A twice-orphaned child is lost in a world which is barely understanding itself. Tom Hanks plays the main character alongside debutant Helena Zengel in this thought-provoking journey. Charged with returning the child to her last remaining family, through barron wilderness and unforgiving landscapes, the pair must contend with rogue ex-confederate soldiers, marauders and the harsh elements, in order to reach their physically & emotionally draining journey's end.

Absolutely awful. No construct, no direction, flakey storyline... I could go on. The blurb suggests a hard-hitting reporter, father issues, arms deals... it's a mishmash of cliché ideas thrown together with the backing of either Hollywood inheritance money or ill-backed LA money. Director Dee Rees is also credited with "Mudbound" which I have not seen but have in my list to watch. Therefore with no bias or basis for comparison, I am judging this movie alone. My 30+ years of review and analysis advises anyone yet to view, not to bother - it's not worth your time. REVIEW IN BREIF AS FOLLOWS: Hathaway - as weak as she is - is probably at her peak here. Affleck is clearly trying to distance himself from comics, there are no clear reasons otherwise to take on this script/ project. Dafoe, an institution... we see his performance in this production with hope, through rose-tinted glasses. However, even he struggles to produce. A sad sight to see on all fronts. Don't waste two hours like I did (on my birthday). There are many better social issue dramas or films based on books, far, far better than this.