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D M @Tivero Sep 21, 2026 It was too bleak. I mean, given the all star cast, I'm betting Tommy was thinking this would be his "Unforgiven". What he did with Cuddy's character was atrocious. Why? That's the big question I'm left with, why make this forsaken film. The script needed a lot of work/focus. Was it an inside joke to have Hillary Swank, one of the most beautiful women on the planet, begging losers to be her husband. ...and the 3 women. This might have been more timely today. I'm sure the Cult of Lindsay Clancy would love it. Yes it was gritty and bleak, but also full of cliches, like the one brief encounter with the Natives. I guess Cuddy's headstone was meant to be a "rosebud" moment of symbolism. It just come off as a pretentious vanity project by TLJ, and if fails miserably. See more Janice T @RT85176184 Aug 25, 2026 This movie is different, but, not great. Why did she return to town so quickly after discovering Tommy Lee? To get his clothes? Also, Meryl Streep was a bit too bubbly inviting 3 mentally ill women into her parlor, as if to serve tea and pie. Also, what was the point of the headstone falling into the river? It had its good moments but it was more disturbing than well acted. The screenplay was overly cliched and folksy. See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Aug 22, 2026 Tommy Lee Jones direction was really good and to star in it along side some of top notch actors and actresses is amazing. I loved the story and the setting and it has some of the most interesting characters. The characters of Grace, Miranda and Sonja were fantastic. The scene stealer is John Lithgow as the Reverend. Tim Treakle See more Jamie D @Jdawg519 Aug 14, 2026 Really enjoyed the plot and the acting See more Marina R @RT14745848 May 12, 2026 What the f**** did I just watch? Dark, pointless, depressing. I am off to watch a whole season of Little house on the praire to detox from.this. Whomever wrote this script needs serious help. See more Jenevieve H @RT56619295 Apr 23, 2026 I was intrigued by the trailer - promising the story of a strong frontierswoman who defied the stereotypes of the time to lead three women (ostensibly driven mad by their befuddled husbands) to safety. What transpired was a bizarrely chaotic story with no clear direction. Now, don't get me wrong, life is complex with no tidy endings and I appreciate a story that can capture that but this film does not know who it is - weaving through the backstories of rape and abuse that shaped female 'hysteria', portraying the powerlessness of white settlers against a foreign and desolate landscape and silhouetting in the cringeworthy vignette of indigenous people as wayward savages. Literally everyone in this film is lost and the film really digs its heels in on that to the very end. I think it was trying to be True Grit without any of the soul of that storyline. Don't watch. Not worth your time. Even if you do believe the early white settlers of this country were somehow heroic. See more Read all reviews

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